The
Complete Tightwad Gazette
Promoting Thrift as a Viable Alternative Lifestyle,
by Amy Dacyczyn
From Amazon.com:
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 blue jeans into potholders
and quilts; 10 painless ways to save $100 this year;
picture framing for pennies; creative fundraisers
for kids; slashing yoru electric bill; saving money
on college, and more!