Description
Book SynopsisDetermined to keep this year's New Year's resolution to curb that spending and bank more money to boot? This book has practical and painless ideas to stretch the performance of the reader's current income by slashing spending.
Table of ContentsIntroduction. Part I: Getting Down to Basics.
Chapter 1: Living Frugally in a Spendthrift World.
Chapter 2: All in the Family: Establishing a Frugal Front.
Chapter 3: Eliminating Debt and Setting Up a Budget.
Part II: Eating Like a King with a Peasant’s Purse.
Chapter 4: Going to the Grocery without Being Taken to the Cleaners.
Chapter 5: No More Macaroni and Cheese, Please!
Creating Frugal Meals.
Chapter 6: Quick and Thrifty Cooking Tips.
Part III: Funding the Frugal Family.
Chapter 7: Cutting Kid Costs: Providing the Basics on a Tight Budget.
Chapter 8: Putting Kids through School While Protecting Your Pocket.
Chapter 9: Looking Good and Feeling Good on a Tight Budget.
Chapter 10: The Family That Plays Together, Stays Together: Frugal Family Fun.
Chapter 11: Frugal Holiday Fun Year ’Round.
Chapter 12: Celebrating Special Occasions, Frugal-Style.
Part IV: Enjoying a Frugal Home and Hearth.
Chapter 13: Saving Money around the House and Driveway.
Chapter 14: Cutting Utility and Service Bills.
Chapter 15: Saving Money on Big-Ticket Items.
Chapter 16: Calling Secondhand Rose: Finding Quality in Previously Owned Merchandise.
Part V: Part of Tens.
Chapter 17: Ten Frugal Ways to Tell Your Sweetheart, “I Love You!”
Chapter 18: Ten Frugal Gift-Giving Ideas.
Index.
