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Living Well On A Shoestring: Yankee Magazine

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Live Big - Spend Small!


In Living Well on a Shoestring, the penny-pinching editors of Yankee Magazine teach you how to reduce your spending without reducing your lifestyle. You'll be laughing all the way to the bank!

1,501 Tried - and - True Hints, Tips, and Secrets to Help You Reduce Your Spending and Live Well Every Day... Like These:

* Save thousands on your next new car - buy it at a car auction.
* Comb your attic for overlooked objets d'art.
* Create an inexpensive faux stained glass window.
* Trade in costly doggy biscuits for raw baby carrots.
* Cut you pharmacy bills with free drug samples from your doctor.
* Transform stray socks into a family of sock puppets.

You'll also learn how to:

* Spot hidden treasures at local auctions and neighborhood sales.
* Haggle for deals on display furniture and discounted appliances.
* Celebrate holidays and other occasions for pennies.
* And Much More!

This could be called an encyclopedia of money saving ideas. The cover says it contains over 1,500 suggestions for stretching your dollars, and I believe that!

I read this book a little bit each day, and it took me a long time to wade through all the clever tips. Some of the tips are old fashioned, depression era solutions, and some are more modern.

There are frugal ideas for EVERY part of life included here, from food to vacations, parties to home decor, cars to home offices. There's even a section on how to raise children inexpensively. Oh, and of course, the beginning of the book deals with how to cut expenses, raise income if necessary, and make room in the budget for building an emergency fund.

The edition I have was printed over 10 years ago, so I noticed a few ideas that were a little dated, but otherwise it is a wonderful resource. I've read quite a few of these type of books, and I still found some new-to-me advice in this volume.

Recommended if you are trying to reduce expenses (aren't we all?) and would like some creative suggestions.