The Complete Tightwad Gazette

The Complete Tightwad Gazette
by Amy Dacyczyn

The Complete Tightwad  Gazette
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Author: Amy Dacyczyn
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1998-12-15
ISBN: 0375752250
Number of pages: 959
Publisher: Villard

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Book Review: Not worth it.
Summary: 2 Stars

Unless you are young and just starting out in the 'world of frugality', the book just is not worth it. Long written, short ideas.

Summary of The Complete Tightwad Gazette

At last--the long-awaited complete compendium
of tightwad tips for fabulous frugal living!

In a newsletter published from May 1990 to December 1996 as well as in three enormously successful books, Amy Dacyczyn established herself as the expert of economy. Now The Complete Tightwad Gazette brings together all of her best ideas and thriftiest thinking into one volume, along with new articles never published before in book format. Dacyczyn describes this collection as "the book I wish I'd had when I began my adult life." Packed with humor, creativity, and insight, The Complete Tightwad Gazette includes hundreds of tips and topics, such as:

??? Travel for tightwads ??? How to transform old blue jeans into potholders and quilts ??? Ten painless ways to save $100 this year ??? Picture-framing for pennies ??? A comparison of painting versus re-siding your house ??? Halloween costumes from scrounged materials ??? Thrifty window treatments ??? Ways to dry up dry-cleaning costs ??? Inexpensive gifts ??? Creative fundraisers for kids ??? Slashing your electric bill ??? Frugal fix-its ??? Cutting the cost of college ??? Moving for less ??? Saving on groceries ??? Gift-wrapping for tightwads ??? Furniture-fusion fundamentals ??? Cheap breakfast cereals ??? Avoiding credit card debt ??? Using items you were about to throw away (milk jugs, plastic meat trays, and more!) ??? Recipes galore, from penny-pinching pizza to toaster pastries ??? And much much more . . .

Three books in one--a $38.97 value for only $19.99!
Though tightwad seems like a derogatory term, author Amy Dacyczyn wants to assure you that it's okay to be a penny-pincher. This self-styled "Frugal Zealot" wrote and published The Tightwad Gazette for over six years to spread the frugal gospel. Each issue contained tips from her personal experience and from her many readers. The wealth of information contained in all these issues has been compiled into one volume for the first time. You'll find literally thousands of ideas for saving money, from the simple or practical to the difficult or bizarre. On the simple, practical side, Dacyczyn advises would-be tightwads to keep track of price trends at several stores in a "price book" and to buy in bulk when prices are low. Other, stranger offerings include tips for turning margarine-tub lids into playing-card holders, old credit cards into guitar picks, and six-pack rings into a hammock or volleyball net. More helpful are inexpensive recipes for making homemade versions of pricey, well-known products and ingenious ways to fix broken or damaged items. The book's disorganization encourages browsing, but the detailed index will point you to the exact page for specific items. Dacyczyn's occasional "thriftier than thou" tone is balanced by the friendly support for frugality that infuses every page. She even reminds her readers that it's okay to "sweat the small stuff"--because this small stuff is the essence of frugality. --C.B. Delaney

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