Saving Money Any Way You Can: How to Become a Frugal Family

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Summary: Awesome book!
Review: I found this book very helpful and use it as a reference often. I would recommend it to anyone needing practical advice on how to save money.

Rating:
Summary: Awesome book!
Review: I found this book very helpful and use it as a reference often. I would recommend it to anyone needing practical advice on how to save money.

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Summary: A frugality book written for mainstream America....
Review: I think so often we old-timers in the frugality movement get so used to our frugal ways, we forget how "odd" and "weird" the choices we make can seem to others who are still caught up in the buy/spend/buy mentality. Yorkey's book offers an approach that won't shock any readers who may be new to the idea of living frugally ("What?!! You want me to NOT buy my kids designer jeans?? How SHOCKING!"). Of course, most people aren't that extreme, but I think this is a really good book for newbies to frugal living, or as a gift to give to your non-frugal friends who are starting to wonder how to cut back a little here and there without sacrificing their middle-class "sensibilities." Yorkey is a religious man (I believe he works for, or used to work for, Focus on the Family), so there is some emphasis on the spiritual aspect of living frugally. But I think most readers won't be too offended by his treatment of the topic (unless they're adamantly set against any passing mention of topics such as prayer, etc.). All in all, I found it a worthwhile book to read and I'm glad I have it on my shelf to lend to friends just starting down the path to a frugal life.

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Summary: An Entry Level Frugality Book
Review: This was an interesting book if one is new to the frugal lifestyle. I am more of an intermediate tightwad, so I was already doing most of these things and didn't learn much that was new, except the prayer aspect. I am a Christian and I think Yorkey's emphasis on prayer and scripture was comforting. That said, if you are looking for new ideas to your already frugal lifestyle, this is redundant. I am definitely planning on loaning this out to my spendthrift friends as an introduction to cutting back. Mike Yorkey has written a thought-provoking book for anyone who wants to examine their spending habits.

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Summary: An Entry Level Frugality Book
Review: This was an interesting book if one is new to the frugal lifestyle. I am more of an intermediate tightwad, so I was already doing most of these things and didn't learn much that was new, except the prayer aspect. I am a Christian and I think Yorkey's emphasis on prayer and scripture was comforting. That said, if you are looking for new ideas to your already frugal lifestyle, this is redundant. I am definitely planning on loaning this out to my spendthrift friends as an introduction to cutting back. Mike Yorkey has written a thought-provoking book for anyone who wants to examine their spending habits.