Retiring Well on a Poor Man's Budget: 1,001 Ways to Stretch Your Income and Enjoy Your Golden Years [Hardcover]

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Book Description

Publication Date: 2009

Read the reviews. If you get one good Idea, the book has been worth its weight in gold.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 403 pages
• Publisher: FC&A Publishing; 1ST edition (2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932470905
• ISBN-13: 978-1932470901
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,027 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

111 of 115 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not really for poor, September 30, 2010

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Dan Z "-dan z-" (Northeast Tennessee, home of the free) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Retiring Well on a Poor Man's Budget: 1,001 Ways to Stretch Your Income and Enjoy Your Golden Years (Hardcover)

This is an amazing price for a hardcover book, especially one that is selling for $19.95 plus shipping elsewhere. The book, however, was a bit of a disappointment. Contrary to the title, it seems to be written for middle class, middle-aged people. A very large portion of the book is devoted to retirement investments - how to open IRA's, how to manage accounts, etc. There are very few money saving tips, and they are simply common sense. (Save hundreds on your phone bill translates to using an internet phone service, such as Skype). There are also discussions on real estate buying and selling, estate planning and tax tips and planning. None of these things would apply to the "poor." Almost all this financial advice is available free at multitudes of web sites. While probably useful to some, I feel the title should be changed to be less misleading.

55 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ, January 28, 2010

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Sallie A. Adams - See all my reviews
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There are many classes offered which can be helpful but time consuming. However this book offers in simple to understand language some of the best money saving tips. The reader may be familiar with some of the suggestions but I will bet that there are quite a few saving tips that are eye openers.
This book was given as a gift to one of my co-workers. I read this book and shared it with other co-workers, family and friends, some of them have taken advantage of the saving suggestions. Definitely I have taken advantage of most of the saving tips that were offered and have already seen the monetary benefits.
Without hesitation this is a MUST READ book.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Read, January 4, 2011

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R Phuntbutter "fine dining eater" (Chattanooga, TN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Retiring Well on a Poor Man's Budget: 1,001 Ways to Stretch Your Income and Enjoy Your Golden Years (Hardcover)

Chock full of good information. This is a good read when you're sitting around waiting for time to fly by. It's like reading an Almanac: you never know what you're going to come across, and how the information will affect your life/finances.