Questions

**schellie69** · 10-03-2005, 10:26 AM

I am new to this site and was wondering what the tightwad gazette is all about, and where can i find it I am really looking for ways to cut corners, any help would be greatly appricated.

Thanks

**Mom23boys** · 10-03-2005, 10:49 AM

Here is an editorial review from Amazon.com about the Complete Tightwad Gazette.

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

The Tigtwad Gazette books are full of great money saving tips. They have helped me start on my frugal journey.

Before you buy any of the books, try your local library first. If you can't find any there, try ebay or other auction sites.

**PrairieRose** · 10-04-2005, 10:22 AM

It's a "must have" in the frugal home library. Most of us don't do everything or even lots of things that she advocates but the mindset that she induces by reading her entries helps us all to stay more focused on frugality.

**peanut** · 10-06-2005, 07:45 PM

I really like the tips, the philosophy and the universal recipes in the book. She has articles on how to renovate a home cheaply, how to figure out the real costs of things/activities and whether they're worth doing. I haven't read it in almost two years, but I'll be looking at it after Christmas again. It's made a huge difference in our home.