Be Thrifty: How to Live Better with Less
It all starts with a penny. An indispensable omnibus for graduates sharing their first apartment, young families stretching a dollar, retirees, students, frugalistas (the fashionably frugal), career-changers, and anyone who wants to cut back and needs ideas for how to get started, Be Thrifty offers positive solutions for every facet of our lives, covering food, health, finances, entertainment, education, travel, clothing, pets, and those often costly special occasions from a big family...
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This indispensable guide starts with a penny and shows how to thrive—which is what the word “thrifty” in fact means. Thrift is not simply about saving money. Thrift is practical, and thrift is smart. It’s about good sense, about being independent and self-reliant. And Be Thrifty is exactly what’s needed to get there, bringing together expert advice, shared wisdom, hundreds of innovative ideas, step-by-step directions, and more.
The Big Picture: The what, why & howChapter 1: Home, sweet (thrifty) homeClean it, fix it, love it (drive it)Chapter 2: Animal, vegetable, budgetThe well-tended garden & well-loved petChapter 3: Food & the thrifty cookMaking the most of every morselChapter 4: The family that saves togetherThe rules, the scoop & some good old-fashioned funChapter 5: Taking care of youMind, body, spirit, walletChapter 6: Living the life of leisureGatherings, getaways & giftsChapter 7: Thrift & your walletAll systems goContributors & Sources Acknowledgements Index
