The Complete Tightwad Gazette

By Amy Dacyczyn

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Average Rating: (See all 8 reviews) Format: Paperback, 976 pages Other Information: Illustrated Published In: United States, December 1998 Other Editions: Paperback, USA $39.99 $38.98 View Quantity Available: 2 24 hour shipping 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 old blue jeans into potholders and quilts, Ten painless ways to save $100 this year, Picture-framing for pennies, A comparison of painting versus re-siding your house, Halloween costumes from scrounged materials, Thrifty window treatments, Ways to dry up dry-cleaning costs, Inexpensive gifts, Creative fundraisers for kids, Slashing your electric bill, Frugal fix-its, Cutting the cost of college, Moving for less, Saving on groceries, Gift-wrapping for tightwads, Furniture-fusion fundamentals, Cheap breakfast cereals, Avoiding credit card debt, Using items you were about to throw away (milk jugs, plastic meat trays, and more!), Recipes galore, from penny-pinching pizza to toaster pastries, And much much more . . . Three books in one--a $38.97 value for only $19.99! Publisher: Villard Books ISBN: 0375752250 EAN: 9780375752254 Dimensions: 23.37 x 18.67 x 4.42 centimeters (1.14 kg)

I found this book to be extremely interesting and informative. It not only provided me with some useful hints on how to save in various areas of my budget but it was written in a very user friendly and engaging way. I enjoyed the author`s sharing of her familys persoanl experiences.

For anyone that needs to cut costs this book covers absolutely everything - clothing, food, utilities, gardening to save money on food and more. This book will definitely save you more money than you outlay for it, it's a useful reference to have on hand when looking for creative ways to save money or simply recipes for the family on a budget - it's got it all. Five stars!

This book is a wonderful collection of very informative newsletters to help everybody save money. It is an american book, however, the ideas and principles behind this can be used across the board. I had many frugal ideas prior to purchasing this book, however there are a lot of ideas in here which I would never have thought of. Some of my favourites are the pizza base from scratch recipe, and the muffin mix recipe. I also like the article on 10 ways to save $100 per year, it is a great read to re-train your mind to frugal thinking/living. At 972 pages, this is well worth the money.

I find this not just a great collection of hints & tips for saving money, but more importantly a great way to get the brain thinking in a "frugal" manner. I pick this up regularly and re-read parts just for motivation. It's one of my most read books!

A fantastic & comprehensive collection of hints, tips, recipes & suggestions to cut back unecessary spending based on the ideas implemented By Amy Dacyczyn & her family & written about in her newsletter, compiled here as a book.
The only complaint I would make is that it isn't organised in a fashion that makes it easy to find or refer back to a topic you've read earlier. Instead it is pretty much a compilation of the original Tightwad gazette newsletters as they originally appeared...as a result mine has LOTS of folded corners & post-it notes!! :-)

What an enjoyable and informative book. I got a fright at first, at how big it was. First thought was "Oh no a text book to read, I won't get through this!". I was wrong, once i started reading I found it hard to put down. So many helpful (and interesting) ideas. I have been trying them out on our family of 6, and they sure have been saving us money.

This book is a MUST for any serious saver - consider it an investment! Some of the recipes might require conversions but otherwise it is the BEST book I have ever bought. The tips contained with have saved me and my family so much money that I never lend it out for fear it wont be returned! It has nearly 1000 pages so is well worth the money.

The tightwad gazette, is an amazing collection of practical tips, thoughts and ideas that get you thinking outside of the square. Designed to get you leaping off the consumer treadmill, TG pushes the boundaries from merely saving cents to equipping the weary consumer a new frugal lifestyle.