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~ Trent Hamm (Author)
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Use cold water for most clothes washing and save up to $63 a year. Minimize your carload and reduce your gas mileage by as much as 5 percent. Invest in a deep freezer and fill it up with meat discounted at 30 percent or more.

Take a look at your life and you’ll realize that there’s almost always a way to make do on less. This book offers up a bevy of ways to cut down on costs and still enjoy a satisfying lifestyle in any situation. From practicing good gas conservation habits to learning to love leftovers, this book will help every aspiring penny pincher stop the unnecessary spending and find the fun in frugality!



About the Author

Trent Hamm (Huxley, IA) is the creator of The Simple Dollar (www.thesimpledollar.com), a popular blog on personal finance, frugal lifestyle choices, and do-it-yourself projects. He lives in rural Iowa with his wife and two young children. His writing has appeared on MSN MoneyCentral and in Quill magazine.

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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Adams Media (December 17, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1605500429
  • ISBN-13: 978-1605500423
  • Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 5.4 x 0.9 inches
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  • Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
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42 of 49 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty good roundup of tips for those serious about cutting costs, December 1, 2008
By Michael D. Hopkins (Caledonia, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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Trent's book is good for people serious about using many small changes to make a big difference in their monthly budget. It is especially helpful for people who think they cannot squeeze a dime out of their monthly expenses, because many of the tips are very small things that save pennies or a few dollars a month. Over time and in quantity they add up to thousands of dollars. A lot of these take some serious time, but the book is honest about that, and people who need to save money should get used to the idea that it takes time to keep money in the bank.

I would buy this book for someone new to frugality who wants a light, up-to-date read that gets to the point - no spending several chapters developing a frugal philosophy. Such a person might be frightened away by the Complete Tightwad Gazette or Your Money or Your Life. I wouldn't buy it for someone experienced with frugality.
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23 of 28 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Save Your Hard Earned Money, December 7, 2008
By Wind Chill (Emerald, PA) - See all my reviews
I am a quasi-regular reader of Trent Hamm's Blog (The Simple Dollar). I purchased this book with high expectations; sadly, it's little more than trite, over-circulated "advice" that anyone above 18 pretty much already knows (e.g. tie your shoes so you don't trip on the laces).

Trent's Blog is well written, and, ironically more substantive than this book. Skip it.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Groundbreaking? No. Good book? Certainly., April 15, 2009
By Mike Piper (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
What the one-star reviews seem to say is that this book only offers tips that are available elsewhere. That's true.

But if a book needs to have completely new information to be worth reading, then practically every book on cooking, marketing, small business, investing, fitness, taxation, self-improvement, etc would be a waste of time and money. *All* of that information is available for free somewhere on the web.

365 Ways to Live Cheap won't be life changing, but if you read it with an open mind you should easily be able to pick up a handful of tips worth trying--each of which would likely recover the $7 the book cost.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Frugalites Glean All You Can, Then Pass It On To A Spendthrift Friend
Like many other pennypinchers, I have been frugal my whole life. Well, half of my life it was enforced by my adoptive parents, farmers who took it for granted that the practice... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Tricia Huff

4.0 out of 5 stars A cheap little checklist that shoud help you save
A concise list of actions you can take to save money everyday. But making your own laundry and dish powder is going too far. Read more
Published 5 months ago by andris virsnieks

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365 Ways to Live Cheap: Your Everyday Guide to Saving Money I WAS SO EXCITED TO GET THIS BOOK--BUT, IT DOESN'T OFFER MUCH MORE THAN I DO NOW. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Fran Lange

5.0 out of 5 stars Great ideas
A lot of common sense in these pages. If you take advantage of only a few of them, the book is well worth the investment. Read more
Published 9 months ago by James

5.0 out of 5 stars All the best tips in one place
The Simple Dollar has been one of my favorite blogs for a very long time and over the years Trent has shared so many great tips it's great to see some of the best ones in one... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Bryan

5.0 out of 5 stars Great gift!
I read Trent's blog daily, and of course immediately bought the book when he made the big announcement. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Carolyn Cornett

1.0 out of 5 stars Why buy the cow?
There isn't a single word in this book that isn't freely available on the author's blog. The Simple Dollar is one of the better-organized blogs out there, and the author has made... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Michael Clark

5.0 out of 5 stars I shall return!
OK, I havent read the book yet, so I will come back and review it when completed. Be that as it may, I am one of Trents 43,000 daily readers on his blog. Read more
Published 11 months ago by J. Worth

1.0 out of 5 stars Waste Of Money
This book is just another blog-to-book publication. Every tip available in the book is taken from somewhere else, normally somewhere else that has done frugality tips better than... Read more
Published 11 months ago by Michael Cox

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it
There is nothing new in this book. It is a collection of super-obvious "tips" and ridiculous suggestions. Read more
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