The complete Tightwad gazette - Amy Dacyczyn

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 Gazettebrings 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 Gazetteincludes hundreds of tips for anyone looking to save money or get out of debt, 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 . .