How to Live Green, Cheap & Happy [Paperback]

Randi Hacker (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 82 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books; 1st edition (April 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811724492
• ISBN-13: 978-0811724494
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,367,431 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This book is worth your time., January 7, 2001

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"jearlpam79" (TN, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Live Green, Cheap & Happy (Paperback)

This book is interesting to put it in one word. It offers many ideas to help people interested in a lifestyle of saving money and being eco-friendly. Some of the suggestions are practical. For example, going to thrift stores to buy clothing. Also a chapter discusses how to grow your own food for economical and ecological reasons. I think one of the best Chapters of the book is Chapter 9. It is called "Clean Enough." This chapter discusses Americans' fetish with anti-bacterial products. However, I found some of the tips in this book to be obscure for somebody like me (21-year-old college student with a part-time job). One of these tips was to wash your hair once every three days. That would create a problem for myself because I am judged upon my appreance where I work. I also dislike to let my hair get oily and greasy looking. I think probably the worst thing about this book is the tip on how to make your own sanitary napkins. I can understand the reasoning behind this idea but it is hardly practical for somebody like me. That part kind of made me sick. If EVERYONE on the planet followed the guidlines in this book the world would be cleaner and perhaps more enjoyable. Though, I am not sure if everyone in the world would find these suggestions practical and worth the time. If you are interested in reading the book then buy it. I enjoyed reading it, and it did enlighten me.

5 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT BUY, February 26, 2005

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Samer (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to Live Green, Cheap & Happy (Paperback)

This book offers some insightful information although i don't think the value is really worth it. Here is a suggestion , go to the library and try to find it there. If you want to be cheap. Start here. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. DO NOT EVEN BUY IT USED!! The reason you can't save money is because of poor investments like this one. Stay away. If you want to know why you can't save money ...it's because of poor choices like this one