Penny Saving Household Helper: 500 Little Ways to Save Big [Hardcover]

Rebecca DiLiberto (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 7, 2009

This handy guide resurrects the fine art of frugal housekeeping with over 500 tips on saving money throughout the home and garden. Learn creative ways to cut back, pinch pennies, reduce, recycle, and re-use. Want to save on the grocery bill? Buy the whole chicken rather than individual cuts. Get more wear out of your wardrobe? Add a dash of salt to the washer to keep your darks from fading in the laundry. Lovely vintage-inspired line drawings and a beautiful foil-stampedcloth cover make this an ideal stocking stuffer or newlywed gift. Best of all, Penny Saving Household Helperis a bargain in and of itself. At $12.95, it's just a little over two cents per tip!

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About the Author

Rebecca DiLiberto is a Los Angeles-based writer who has collaborated on a number of fashion, beauty, and lifestyle books. She has contributed extensively to InStyle and the Boston Globe.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 196 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (October 7, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811870219
• ISBN-13: 978-0811870214
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 5.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #799,588 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Rebecca DiLiberto is a writer living in Los Angeles. She has contributed extensively to In Style, The Boston Globe, and Jewcy.com. Rebecca holds an MFA in creative writing from Columbia University, and has taught writing at Columbia and the 92nd St. Y. The Penny Saving Household Helper is her homage to the classic housekeeping books of the 1950's. She has many more projects in development. Top-secret ones.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Short and sweet, tried and true tips! Funny, as well., October 13, 2009

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Linda Lou "Lindy" (SF) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Penny Saving Household Helper: 500 Little Ways to Save Big (Hardcover)

Adorable retro-looking little book, with great solutions to everyday household problems, and using things you probably already have in the house! How to "clarify" your soup stock, how to get out stains from fabrics, how to redeem yourself when you have burned the dinner already and the guests are due to arrive. All for pennies!
Writing is clever and interesting too. Adorable and enlightening.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suzie Housley, Midwest Book Review, January 3, 2010

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Suzie Housley (Oak Ridge, Tn United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Penny Saving Household Helper: 500 Little Ways to Save Big (Hardcover)

In today's shattered economy it is essential that individuals look for ways to cut costs. By learning ways to save you can reduce unnecessary expenses without major impact to your lifestyle.

Rebecca Diliberto's Penny Saving Household Helper: 500 Little Ways to Save Big is a must have book. It contains five hundred ways that will help avoid unnecessary expenses. This book will literally save hundreds of dollars in the first month of use.

There is something for everyone through the pages of this informative book. It suggests money saving tips that you probably never considered. Some of my favorites included:

157 - Rubbing alcohol will remove spots from stainless steel. Just apply some to a cotton ball and wipe the tainted spots away.

244 - Set your ceiling fan in the correct direction. In summer run it clockwise to draw hot air up. In winter, run it counterclockwise to push hot air down.

475 - Take advantage of local resources. Check the web sites of the Chamber of Commerce, any local tourist agencies, and local newspapers at your destination to score insider deals.

The investment in the purchase of this book will be returned by the money you will be able to save. It is one of the greatest sources of cost cutting books I have ever discovered. I feel that it was published in the perfect state of economy where everyone is concerned about cutting back costs without sacrificing their livelihood. I predict that it will become an automatic best seller.