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Saving Money with the Tightwad Twins: More Than 1,000 Practical Tips for Women on a Budget

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I enjoyed the book. I did wonder about some tips though. The crockpot meal ideas were for ingredients like canned soup and canned chicken that are already cooked. I wondered why such ingredients would need to be heated all day in a crockpot. To save opening cans and waiting for the food to heat at the end of the day, perhaps?

I also don't think dividing a house in order to take on a renter would be feasible for many people. There is the privacy issue, and any decent renovation to create a separate apartment would involve more than most women with "little time and no dime" could manage. Becoming a landlord isn't without complications such as necessary repairs and problem renters.

I also wondered about the business in a box. I think most women would be embarrassed to buy cheap potpouri at the dollar store, put it into baggies tied with ribbons and handmade tags and re-sell it at a vastly inflated price. Yes, people may feel sorry for someone who says they are doing this to help with family expenses. They may assume you have no money for food. This business is one step short of shaking a donation can on street corners. If a family member needs life-saving surgery I can understand doing it, but otherwise, no thanks!

However, I enjoyed the tips and the spunky attitude- the authors are experts at making the best of what they have and apparently know what it is like to have very little. As with any tip book, you choose the tips that are right for you.

I enjoyed this book from the twins even more than any of the others. I have already started using the bigger life-changing ones and I look forward to next month when I will see the differerence in my finances when my house makes me money while I sleep. It is funnier than the others and I loved the success stories. They were my motivation to get busy. I look forward to seeing the twins on television as I have in the past. As the twins say: this book is not for everyone, just for people who really need to save some big money and have a small income. Double advice from them which is good for us out here in the real world. I love these girls!

After reading this book cover to cover I found very few things that helped me (a self proclaimed tightwad).

The book had a few good "comics" but I could have waited for the Sunday funnies. The recipes are terrible. A few tips for cleaning and sprucing up the house, a few forms, i.e. budget, shopping list, menu planning, last will and testament, but nothing much else. The 5 big tips that can change your finacial life are not new to the seasoned tightwad but could possibly help the newbie. This book is a waste of time and money for the seasoned tightwad.

I was hoping to find some good information in this book on saving money with the goal of being able to stay at home with my children. Some of the advice in this short book is useful, but much of it is common sense. The advice about a "business in a box" seemed a little far fetched, and like one review posted, reselling "dollar-tree" potpourii is not exactly going to help a womean become financially secure, or I imagine, do much for her self-esteem. Lastly, I was completely taken back with the information/suggestions the twins give for renting out part of one's home. First, no mention was made of the legality of such an arrangement - in many areas it is against the law to sub-divide one's home and to rent it out. Also, the twins state that there should be no lease, that way, (in their words) if the tenant doesn't pay rent, you can just set their stuff out in the street. I don't know about other areas, but that is not legal in my area. If someone is living in your home, (whether or not they pay rent) and you want them out, you could have to have them evicted (if they refuse to leave), which could open the door to other issues (like renting out a room w/o a permit) In short, all of their advice in dealing with renting and tenants seems a bit shady to me. If nothing else their advice is deep into a "gray area" of what is or is not ethical. If you really want/need advice on saving money, I'd pass on this book and look for another.

It was definitely entertaining to say the least. I have used a couple of their tips that they mention in the book. This book reminds me of my mom who was a single mother trying to make ends meet by herself. She would come up with some crazy solutions for problems because we didn't have much at all. You get to know the twins because they have pictures of when they were growing up in the book.

If you're looking to save money for a special occasion or just looking to cut back on your overall expenses, this is a great book for you. In this no-nonsense book by identical twin sisters you will learn how to reduce or eliminate bills and manage and organize your homes. This "common cents" knowledge will revolutionize the way people look at money; for instance nearly everything can be recycled: Make a coffee table from an old window, door or board. Add bricks or flowerpots for legs. Cut a slit in the shape of an X in an empty prescription bottle for a traveling toothbrush holder. Use soda-pop can tabs for picture hangers. Glue to the back of picture frame with just the top of the clip showing so as to nail easily to the wall. A candle placed in a cheese or vegetable grater looks fabulous at night. Tie the top with a red ribbon to make it even more festive. The tighwad twins also timesaving forms, quick-and-easy recipes for no-fuss, cheap meals, and lists of organizations that give away freebies. A lot of the hints & tips in this book really are common sense once you actually think about them. However, if you're like me and already live a simplified life you many not find this book as helpful as it would be to a newbie but there's still some useful tips to be had.