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Cheap Talk with the Frugal Friends: Over 600 Tips, Tricks, and Creative Ideas for Saving Money (Paperback)
Posted by Save Money Frugal Tips
A collection of the very best tips and tricks for stretching the family dollar from celebrity thrifters.
November 4th, 2009 at 7:27 pm
2.0 out of 5 stars
Useful at moments but mostly tacky
I checked this book out at my local library and I’m glad that I did. That meant that I didn’t spend a dime on it (very frugal, by the way)!
November 4th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
1.0 out of 5 stars
Cheap or tacky?
I was looknig for tips on saving money and found mostly common sense items and a few downright tacky suggestions. You can be frugal without being tacky.
November 5th, 2009 at 6:39 am
4.0 out of 5 stars
Good information, new ideas
Cheap talk was full of good ideas that I had not heard or thought of before. I had been reading alot on frugality lately and was glad to finally get a book with some fresh, useful…
November 5th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
Don’t agree with knothead11
I don’t agree with the review knothead11 wrote. She (or he) stated a couple suggestions that may not be very useful (for her).
November 5th, 2009 at 8:48 pm
3.0 out of 5 stars
Useful, but lacking.
I found this book quite useful and helpful in certain respects, but in some areas, I would question the practicality and truthfulness of the authors’ claims.
November 5th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
5.0 out of 5 stars
You Really Can Pay Cash for A Minivan Using “Cheap Talk”
I learned about Frugal Family Network a couple of years before their book came out. Between using their ideas, setting up our finances on Quicken software, and applying…
November 6th, 2009 at 2:30 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Inspiring
“Cheap Talk” is a good common sense approach to living economically. It will awaken an awarenss to think creatively when trying to stretch your family dollars.
November 6th, 2009 at 10:29 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
great tips
This book is chock full of great tips. It is a quick & easy read. You don’t have to go searching through a huge book to find useful ideas.
November 6th, 2009 at 11:12 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wife loves this book
My wife brought this book home swearing she was going to save us money. I was skeptical but after a month of using the Frugal Friends thrifty tricks, she dropped our grocery bill…
November 6th, 2009 at 11:19 am
5.0 out of 5 stars
Building blocks plus great new ideas!
I’ve read several thrift books and love this one the best! It has the basic building blocks of a frugal lifestyle as well as new creative ideas that I haven’t seen anywhere else…