The Complete Tightwad Gazette
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Though tightwad seems like a derogatory term, author Amy Dacyczyn wants to assure you that it's okay to be a penny-pincher. This self-styled "Frugal Zealot" wrote and published The Tightwad Gazette for over six years to spread the frugal gospel. Each issue contained tips from her personal experience and from her many readers. The wealth of information contained in all these issues has been compiled into one volume for the first time. You'll find literally thousands of ideas for saving money, from the simple or practical to the difficult or bizarre. On the simple, practical side, Dacyczyn advises would-be tightwads to keep track of price trends at several stores in a "price book" and to buy in bulk when prices are low. Other, stranger offerings include tips for turning margarine-tub lids into playing-card holders, old credit cards into guitar picks, and six-pack rings into a hammock or volleyball net. More helpful are inexpensive recipes for making homemade versions of pricey, well-known products and ingenious ways to fix broken or damaged items. The book's disorganization encourages browsing, but the detailed index will point you to the exact page for specific items. Dacyczyn's occasional "thriftier than thou" tone is balanced by the friendly support for frugality that infuses every page. She even reminds her readers that it's okay to "sweat the small stuff"--because this small stuff is the essence of frugality. --C.B. Delaney |
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The Tightwad Gazette was originally a newsletter that was sent out in the early 90's. Then later, the archives were compiled into books. Three to be exact. This book was actually a compilation of the three Gazettes. This is why sometimes the book seems contradictory. One moment she says that it's good to do a certain something, then later say that it was a bad idea. So you do have to weed through all of the information to get what you need.
Anyway, the moment I saw that all three were compiled into one book, I had to get one for myself. Both because I needed it for reference (my mom had misplaced hers in their last move) and for nostalgic reasons.
When the recession hit in the 90's, my parents were one of those hit the most. With a huge mortgage, four kids and a measly unemployment check, they didn't know where our next meal was coming from. There were times when we heated hot water on the stove because my parents couldn't afford to fill the propane tank, and this was long before the oil prices went up.
Enter the original first edition of the Tightwad Gazette. Yes, we had hand-me-downs. Yes, we had cheap food and at first, it was only cheap food for a while until the chickens were mature enough to lay and the Garden was ready for harvest. The chickens were mature for quite some time before the garden was complete, so our diet mostly consisted of 1 of the 101 ways to serve eggs. Later, my mother acquired the second and third editions and we used them as well.
Her kids are probably just older than I am and I do believe she mentions the teenage years at the end of this book. It's not in the originals because she was able to retire before they were too old. |
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