The Complete Tightwad Gazette

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The Complete Tightwad Gazette
by Amy Dacyczyn
from Villard

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Well worth it...
  I am leading a frugal life these days after getting out of the rat race and finding that I have a great desire to not be a working stiff. Working part-time means an iron fisted budget. "Your Money or Your Life" is what got me started on this path, and "The Tightwad Gazette" was published with people like me in mind. I had heard about the newsletter for years, and finally thought to read this book.
  As other reviewers have noted, frugality isn't a religion. You can pick or choose how involved you want to... more info

• Love this book
  I enjoyed this book tremendously. She has a great style of writing and a lot of the information was helpful. Perhaps even more than the specific ideas, I think it helps me come up with my own ideas, be more conscious of unnecessary spending and less wasteful in general. I have already bought another one for someone else, who also loved it.

• Outdated, irrelevant, and time consuming
  Living frugally while raising a family and sending my husband to college full time while living on one income in Los Angeles is no easy task. This book was a waste of my time. It includes ways to make your typewriter tape last longer and how to save on encyclopedia sets. If saving time is as important to you as saving money, then this book is not for you. If you are searching for the book used here on Amazon.com, then you are already ahead of the game.

• Indespensible, Essential, Entertaining Book
  This is the essential book to have in your library. It is all three of the Tightwad Gazette books in one handy big, giant book. Written by Amy Dacyczyn who refers to herself as the Frugal Zealot, It is the most informative book on not just saving money, but adjusting you mindset to make it fun. I love the articles, It helps me come up with creative strategies to save my money for the things I want in life. I once loaned out my individual copies of this book to my brother's now ex -wife and regretted it... more info

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