10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget [Paperback]

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The bloggers at the personal finance site wisebread.com offer thousands of ways to spend less while still enjoying life....Brightly illustrated and offering multiparagraph tips organized into topical sections, this guide...will give novices quick, simple answers. (Library Journal)

Product Description

Tips for living the good life—in a bad economy—from WiseBread.com. Filled with savvy tips on how to live, eat, shop, and have fun on a small budget, 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget is a compilation of the juiciest tips from the #1 personal finance blog WiseBread.com, including:

• 9 Ways to See the World For Free
• 12 Ways to Live Rent or Mortgage Free
• 6 Steps to Eliminating Your Debt Painlessly
• 7 Ways to Score Free Food
• Bulk Buying 101
• 10 Killer Ways to Feel Like a Million Bucks
• 6 Horrible Financial Products to Avoid
• 7 Beauty Secrets that Cost Almost Nothing
• 50 Ways to Get the Most Out of Health Care
• 12 Fabulous Frugal Party Ideas

Too many frugal living books focus on the negative, throwing around words such as "sacrifice" and "responsibility" like there was a fire sale at the Boring Store. But the writers at Wise Bread believe the key to financial wellness isn't a ramen-eating, vacation-skipping, fun-depriving life. Far from it. The best way to ensure that readers will stick to a budget is to help them create a lifestyle that is as much fun as it is practical. 40 color

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing; Original edition (May 12, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 160239704X
• ISBN-13: 978-1602397040
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #26,523 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Practical and Fun, May 15, 2009

By	Bookworm Jim "BJ" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget (Paperback)

I was flipping through this book at Barnes yesterday while waiting for my girlfriend to finish buying a gift for her friend's birthday. The book is basically a bunch of individual lists and howtos -- how to buy wine, 23 common interview questions, etc. By the time my girlfriend was ready to go, I was still reading the article on how to shop for wine, so I brought the book home. Couldn't put it down the rest of the night! I read through the entire budget travel section since we're planning for a trip this summer. And the article on how to open a roth IRA is going to come in handy. I've been thinking about opening one for the last few months and I think I'm going to do it next week. This book is full of tips for a wide range of financial topics. I highly recommended for anyone looking to get more out of their money.

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, May 13, 2009

By	A. Fish - See all my reviews

This review is from: 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget (Paperback)

Frugality has a bad name because people always think it is about cutting corners and pinching pennies, but this book puts a positive spin on getting the most out of the money you do have. The section on "50 Ways to Get the Most Out of Health Care" is by itself worth thousands of dollars in savings. The resource section at the end of the book is excellent too. I found a couple useful sites I'd never heard of before.

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful and creative, May 13, 2009

By	The Dude - See all my reviews

This review is from: 10,001 Ways to Live Large on a Small Budget (Paperback)

I am pleasantly surprised at the number of truly helpful and creative tips on saving money. They deliver on their promise that they won't tell us to scrimp and save by simply not spending money. This isn't like the other self-help money management/personal finance books where they try to psychoanalyze you. Sometimes I just want to have some fun, and that involves spending money. This book helps you find ways to have fun, but save money at the same time. It's more of a spend smartly rather than spend less philosophy, which is what I live by. I give it one less star because I don't think the writing is very polished.