Introduction

You have to want to do it

Get your kicks somewhere else

Know your budget

Remember the glass is half full

Save time

Get organised

See it as a challenge

Make bargain-hunting a hobby

Know when a bargain is not a bargain

Hoard your savings

Try an alternative savings scheme

Look for cheap thrills

Give yourself a cooling off period

Imagine yourself without it

Put it away before you get it

Ringfence funds

Use big money

Say never never to the never never

Think green

Sell things

Be a barterer

Get online

Don’t window shop

Carry cash

Don’t play with pretend money

Freeze your assets

Do your weekly shop online

Never shop for food on an empty stomach

Shop in a hurry

Cut out coupons

Milk your loyalty

Make the most of supermarkets

Shop for quality, not quantity

Shop for quality, not for price

Calculate the price per wear

Decide what it’s worth

Be mail order savvy

Check out the benefit of brands

Ask yourself if you need it

Always try to buy in bulk

Try smaller companies for size

Get into the haggling habit

Never pay the asking price

Buy with selling in mind

Net yourself a bargain

Shop twice

Join mailing lists

Buy at auction

Get competitive

Know when to sell… and when to buy

Support your local farmer

Stick to tap water

Change your habits

Buy less food

Buy cheaper food

Be a sneaky cheapskate

Cook for yourself

Use your leftovers

Use your freezer

Cook less food

Eat on the cheap

Become a vegetarian

Grow your own

Free food

Stay in

Go out later

Hold a swap shop

Bargain competition

Set up a babysitting circle

Meet for lunch

Share and share alike

Swap your house

Book late

Holiday at home

Work to live

Avoid currency traps

Get the kids involved

Think hard about insurance

Check your statement

Look for the best deals

Switch off

Don’t heat what you don’t use

Turn it down

Save water

Save petrol

Practise phone economics

Do your own

DIY

Make presents

Get the kids to make presents

Agree a budget

Have a family draw

Use cheap wrapping paper

Trim your Christmas

Shop in the January sales

Try a student

Recycle your kids’ clothes

Get hitched on a budget

Have a budget baby

Don’t give up

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About the Author

Richard Templar is the author of the international bestselling Rules books. Over 2 million people around the world have enjoyed and now play by Richard Templar's Rules. The complete list of titles is as follows: Rules of Life, Rules of Work, Rules of Management, Rules of Wealth, Rules of Parenting, Rules of Love and the latest bestseller, The Rules to Break.

Reviews

"Richard Templar writes with wit and wisdom to encourage us to think and behave differently and develop the mindset that frugal is fun." Choice Magazine, July 2009 "With clever foresight and strategic planning Templar suggests myraid ways in which you can spend substantially less and still enjoy the same standards of living as a canny bargain-hunter…there are suggestions to suit every personality and every budget." The Good Book Guide, January 2010

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