Frugal Living For Dummies

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Frugal Living For Dummies

Deborah Taylor-Hough

Description

Feel like you’re trying to dig out from under a mountain of debt without a shovel? Tired of working your tail off just to break even? Is the high cost of living taking all the joy out of life? Unless you’re one of the top two percent of wealthiest Americans, all of the above should sound painfully familiar. While they’re trying to decide between the ski lodge in Telluride and the Tuscan villa, for the rest of us, it’s an endless litany of corporate lay-offs, stagnant wages, crushing credit card debt, skyrocketing medical costs, exorbitant utility bills, the high cost of higher education.... And they call this “the good life.” Is there a better way to live? Can you get what you need and what you want without killing yourself to get it? “Absolutely,” says frugal-living guru Deborah Taylor-Hough, and in Frugal Living For Dummies, she shows you how.

In this warmhearted guide to living the good life on less, Deborah shows you how to live within your means and enjoy doing it. Among other things, she shows you how to:

Eat like a king on a peasant’s budget
Take the sting out of gift-giving
Dress well on a shoestring
Save big bucks on family expenses
Slash household expenses
Save on medical expenses
Involve the whole family in saving money
Save more for the things you want

From basement to attic, cradle to grave, Frugal Living For Dummies covers all areas of life with common sense advice and guidance on:

Working with your partner to achieve financial goals
Going to the grocery without being taken to the cleaners
Quick and thrifty cooking techniques
Providing kids the basics on a tight budget
Putting kids through school without going broke
Looking good and feeling good on a tight budget
Frugal holiday fun year round
Saving money around the house and driveway
Finding quality in pre-owned merchandise

Packed with tried-and-true techniques for cutting costs and stopping the insanity, Frugal Living For Dummies is the ultimate financial survival guide for the rest of us.

About the Author

Deborah Taylor-Hough teaches people how to live well on less and is the publisher of The Simple Times Newsletter, which reaches more than 18,000 frugal readers around the world.

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