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Old 04-06-2008, 04:12 PM   #1
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I am not a big reader by any means but just finished It's all too much by Peter Walsh in 2 days. I am interested in any more good books out there on frugality, dealing with clutter, retirement and other savings....................basically anything related to this board

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Old 04-06-2008, 07:10 PM   #2
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Anything by Jonni McCoy. She wrote Miserly Moms.

Frugal living for dummies
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Old 04-06-2008, 08:39 PM   #3
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The frugal person's handbook: The Complete Tightwad Gazette by Amy Dacyczyn. It's a collection of all of her newsletters (I can't recall how many years it was published). I've found that MUCH of the information on the internet and in these forums are from the TG. I bought a used hardcover copy and use it as reference. Some of the tips may seem too extreme, but you pick and choose what works for you. Plus, her articles about 'promoting thrift' and living green are thought-provoking.

If you're willing to read online, and not just books, there are also several websites about frugality - take your pick!
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I read a book that I'm pretty sure is called The Penny Pinchers Almanac. It is a Reader's Digest book. It was had some pretty good tips for grocery shopping and lots of other stuff. I would agree with the pp that The Complete Tightwad Gazette is a great book. I found one at the library to read at first and then loved it so much that I had to get my own!

ETA: Another great book that is not necessarily about being frugal, but just about our perceptions of having money and what someone who has money "looks like" is The Millionaire Next Door. It is inspirational to read and realize that many of the people that you think have lots of money probably don't, and that if you live on less than you make and don't fall into the temptation of having to have all the "right" things, you too could one day have a million dollars.
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I read a book that I'm pretty sure is called The Penny Pinchers Almanac. It is a Reader's Digest book. It was had some pretty good tips for grocery shopping and lots of other stuff. I would agree with the pp that The Complete Tightwad Gazette is a great book. I found one at the library to read at first and then loved it so much that I had to get my own!

ETA: Another great book that is not necessarily about being frugal, but just about our perceptions of having money and what someone who has money "looks like" is The Millionaire Next Door. It is inspirational to read and realize that many of the people that you think have lots of money probably don't, and that if you live on less than you make and don't fall into the temptation of having to have all the "right" things, you too could one day have a million dollars.
I did the same thing with the Tightwad Gazette . . . picked up a library copy and was taking so many notes, it was ridiculous, so I just bought a used hardcopy. I wholeheartedly second the recommendation of The Millionaire Next Door. While reading it, I had a serious perspective-shift.
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I love my Frugal Living for Dummies by Deborah-Taylor Hough. Lots of tips about everything from food and children to setting up a budget and why it's good to be frugal in a spendthrift world. I love my miserly moms and tightwad gazette's. Also, the Dave Ramsey book "Financial Peace Revisited" and John Cummuta's "Are You Being Seduced into Debt?" are both good reads on how and why we should get out of debt and away from credit cards which are one of the top reason's for bankruptcy, divorce and debt. They keep me plugging away when I feel like I deserve that instant gratification from a credit card fix.
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