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The Complete Cheapskate: How to Get Out of Debt, Stay Out, and Break Free from Money Worries Forever
by Mary Hunt
from St. Martin's Griffin
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
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Overall, Very Bad Advice 
As someone who really enjoys shopping and nice meals (but can be thrifty where and when it's needed), I was initially attracted to Hunt's book because I knew a bit of her backstory--but most of her advice is obvious at best, quite bad at the worst.
Basically, the only truly sound piece of advice she gives is if your situation is really dire, you need to get help from CCCS or a similar agency (and yes, they definitely have their black marks, but sometimes that structure IS what's needed) and not to be... more info
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Read it, Believe it, Do it! 
This book changed my life. It only took five years. I now have $0 bills and a nice nest egg. Just follow the advice in the book to the letter. I give this book to everyone I care about.
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PSA: The Author's a Fraud 
Her style is annoying and smarmy, but that's the least of it. Claiming it came to her "out of the blue," Mary Hunt stole her newsletter idea (and story ideas and some illustrations) from Amy Dacyzyn's Tightwad Gazette (Dacyzyn has records that Hunt subscribed to her newsletter from Dec 91 - 93; Dacyzyn corresponded with Hunt regarding obvious "copying" of ideas and illustrations but Hunt did not reply or attribute the source).* First called "Cheapskate Monthly" and now "Debt-Free Living," the preview issue... more info
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Doesn't help much
Being the ultimate cheapskate I went to the library to look at this book to see if I would want to buy it. I am so glad I didn't buy it first. Everything in this book you can look up in the net for free. There are no suggestions that I haven't seen before.
If you are brand new to the frugal experience, save your money and do web surfing instead. You are already paying for that.
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