| Description |
xviii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
--For dummies |
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--For dummies.
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| Contents |
Machine derived contents note: Introduction. -- Part I: Getting Down to Basics. -- Chapter 1: Living Frugally in a Spendthrift World. -- Chapter 2: All in the Family: Establishing a Frugal Front. -- Chapter 3: Eliminating Debt and Setting Up a Budget. -- Part II: Eating Like a King with a Peasant?s Purse. -- Chapter 4: Going to the Grocery without Being Taken to the Cleaners. -- Chapter 5: No More Macaroni and Cheese, Please! -- Creating Frugal Meals. -- Chapter 6: Quick and Thrifty Cooking Tips. -- Part III: Funding the Frugal Family. -- Chapter 7: Cutting Kid Costs: Providing the Basics on a Tight Budget. -- Chapter 8: Putting Kids through School While Protecting Your Pocket. -- Chapter 9: Looking Good and Feeling Good on a Tight Budget. -- Chapter 10: The Family That Plays Together, Stays Together: Frugal Family Fun. -- Chapter 11: Frugal Holiday Fun Year ?Round. -- Chapter 12: Celebrating Special Occasions, Frugal-Style. -- Part IV: Enjoying a Frugal Home and Hearth. -- Chapter 13: Saving Money around the House and Driveway. -- Chapter 14: Cutting Utility and Service Bills. -- Chapter 15: Saving Money on Big-Ticket Items. -- Chapter 16: Calling Secondhand Rose: Finding Quality in Previously Owned Merchandise. -- Part V: Part of Tens. -- Chapter 17: Ten Frugal Ways to Tell Your Sweetheart, ?I Love You!? -- Chapter 18: Ten Frugal Gift-Giving Ideas. -- Index |
| Summary |
Tips to help get the whole family involved in saving money. Need help keeping that New Year's resolution to eliminate credit card debt and live within your means? Full of tips on cutting costs on everything from groceries to gifts for all occasions, this practical guide shows you how to spend less on the things you need and save more for the things you want.--From publisher description |
| Notes |
"Practical ideas to help you spend less, save more, and live well"--Cover |
| Subject |
Consumer education.
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Home economics -- Accounting.
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Finance, Personal.
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Budgets, Personal.
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| LC no. |
2002114818 |
| ISBN |
0764554034 paperback |
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