Category Archives: Frugal Book Reviews
TFF Kindle eBook #14 in Business Budgeting Category on Amazon!
Dress for Less reaches #14 in Business/Budgeting category during free promotion. Thank you everyone!
Money Smart Week Freebie–Dress for Less Free Kindle eBook Monday Through Wednesday
Celebrate Money Smart Week by downloading a free Kindle eBook. Dress for Less: Learn to Buy quality New Clothing for You & Your Family is free Monday through Wednesday! Snag it while you can!
More Lessons About Frugality: Dress for Less–Finding Affordable Clothing That Doesn’t Fall Apart After the First Wash!
Dress for Less for Kindle is out on Amazon. It’s full of frugal ideas about how to find clothing that won’t fall apart after one wearing and one washing.
Lessons About Frugality From This Brilliant Little Book: Lessons From Madame Chic
I was reminded of how to take frugal living to a higher and more elegant level by reading Lessons from Madame Chic: 20 Stylish Secrets I Learned While Living in Paris. This book is full of frugal gems.
Dress for Less: Two Frugal Fairfielders’ First eBook — Coming Shortly!
Two Frugal Fairfielders’ first ebook, Dress for Less: Learn How to Buy Quality New Clothes for You and Your Family, is coming out shortly! Here’s a preview.
Money Quote for Tuesday: Pound Foolish Author Takes a Stand
Is it your fault you’re in debt and not a millionaire? The author of “Pound Foolish” is on your side.
Money Quote for Monday: Gabrielle Bernstein’s “May Cause Miracles”
Quickly reading a couple of quotes on personal finance can uncover a personal finance block that you’ve had for years. I know that surprisingly happened to me while reading “May Cause Miracles,” a spiritual primer for Gen Y (I’m not Gen Y, but no matter what age, it never hurts to remind ourselves of our various beliefs that affect our financial mindsets.)
Real-Life Tips From The Frugal Millionaire Next Door (Do You Know One?)
Isn’t frugality the way to increase net worth which is the true indicator of wealth? Certainly buying “stuff” is one big way to decrease your net worth. Even Warren Buffett, my favorite billionaire, is well known to be frugal, still living in a modest home he purchased for around $31,000 over fifty years ago, according to Investopedia.
One of My Favorite Frugal Websites Now Has New E-book for $1.00–How to Feed a Family of 4 for $200 a Month!
I love, love, love this website–Budget101.com (especially her amazing recipes). And I just received an email in my inbox about a new e-book, “Family Guide to Groceries Under $250 a Month.” I just downloaded the Kindle version and can’t wait to dig in.
E-Reader & Kindle Users: Beware that Silent “Buy” Button
I’m starting to get hopelessly sucked into the digital world of buying content; it’s too easy to order a book under $10 instead of waiting to see if it’s available at the library. Those Amazon folks are pretty darn smart with that Whispernet technology; you don’t hear it, you don’t even know when you receive your order so it’s almost like you didn’t spend any money at all!
Redefining Success: How Living in a Town of Entitled Families Fuels My Desire to Give My Kids a Better Work Ethic
Teaching kids valuable and practical life and work skills can be difficult in this age of the enabling parent. I’m reading one new and excellent book, “Cleaning House: A Mom’s Twelve-Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement,” because I refuse to raise helpless and entitled kids.
Get Your Free E-Book of Summertime Desserts
Here’s a free e-book with summertime desserts from American Family. Enjoy!
Recommended Frugal Magazines: All You, ShopSmart, and Mother Earth News
Being the thrifty person I am, it pains me to actually pay for magazine subscriptions. After years of not subscribing to any magazines, two magazines–All You and ShopSmart–caught my attention enough to make me mail that subscription check. Mother Earth News is next…
5 Top Things I Learned About Frugality from Amy Dacyczyn’s Tightwad Gazette
What important things did we learn from The Tightwad Gazette? Too many to list, but here are my top 5 life-altering lessons from Amy Dacyczyn’s books.
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