How about this book?...

**simplemom** · 11-14-2003, 09:26 AM

I was also wondering about this book? Anyone read it?

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**homesteadmamma** · 11-14-2003, 10:12 AM

Lucie, can I make a suggestion. I find that those type of books are pretty expensive for what they have in them, because most of them say pretty much the same thing.

When I really started to get radical, I went to our public library and did a search on all the books they had on frugality, living below our means, etc. Then I brought those books home and if my library didn't have them, I got them to bring them in on inter-library loan.

I read everything I could possibly get my hands on. Then the ones that I felt were best for ME, I purchased, thus saving me probably hundreds of dollars.

The other thing is if you don't have the extra $$ to purchase these books, you can just keep a list of them and take them out of the library over and over again. Thats what I did.

I'm going to send you a pm, watch for it.

**simplemom** · 11-14-2003, 10:15 AM

Thanks CJ.

I'll be waiting....

**guest2** · 11-14-2003, 10:29 AM

I did the same thing CJ did. I have a few favorites that I keep here, but the rest I get from the library.

**Guest1** · 11-14-2003, 10:48 AM

I went gung-ho when the Tightwad Gazette came out - had to have it! It offered a lot of good avice that I needed right then....after that I checked out library book after library book and found exactly what CJ said - they all said the same things....I'm not suggesting that the Gazette is the "end all, be all" but it worked for me!!

**simplemom** · 11-14-2003, 02:01 PM

Yes, I'll be looking in the library, but ours, is mostly french books. Maybe our library can borow a book from another library, for me...I'll see about that...

That's a good idea, Carolyn, to scan some pages on my computor...maybe I'll do that.

Yes, Debbie, I have the Complete Tightwad Gazette. I love vey much, but I was looking for more, since Pierre is not working and we don't know for how long...

Thanks everyone!

**AmyBoz** · 11-14-2003, 05:14 PM

I asked for this book for Christmas last year and my Dad bought it for me. I enjoyed it, as I enjoy frugal reading, but I agree that it pretty much just said the same thing that many of the other frugal living books say.