Yankee Magazine's Living Well on a Shoestring: 1,501 Ingenious Ways to Spend Less for What You Need and Have More for What You Want - Hardcover

Yankee Magazine's Living Well on a Shoestring

In Living Well on a Shoestring, you'll find more than 1,500 practical money-saving techniques for every aspect of your life, from getting out of debt and finding money for retirement to decorating on a budget and cutting pet-care costs. The penny-pinching editors of Yankee magazine know firsthand that you can learn to live well while staying well within your means. And now they're on a campaign to show you how it can be done!

Inside these covers, you'll discover the four essential keys to spending wisely and stretching your income: knowing budget basics, getting out of and avoiding debt, increasing your savings, and living within your income. You'll also get all the information you need to build a solid financial foundation for living the good life, including tax-trimming ideas and a list of easy ways to increase your earnings.

Once you've mastered the four basic elements that will help you transform your spending style without settling for less, you're ready for the nitty-gritty, penny-pinching, day-to-day details of consistent and mindful saving. Check out the scores of ingenious ideas jam-packed into chapters like Frugal Lawn and Garden Care, Thrifty Ways to Dress Well, Spending Less for Quality Health Care, Saving on Electronics and Small Appliances, and Cutting Transportation Costs.

This book offers hundreds of tried-and-true tips for leading a thrifty lifestyle. Need supplies for your home office? Keep your eyes peeled for businesses that are closing or relocating. Want to lower your auto insurance rate? Ask about hidden discounts that your insurance company may not be revealing up front. In the market for a new bicycle? Shop in late September or early October, just after the industry's largest trade show-- and don't be afraid to barter.

Sprinkled throughout these pages are entertaining real-life "It Worked for Me" success stories and top-notch recommendations from "The Yankee Miser." Perfect for skimming or reading cover to cover-- you may have trouble putting it down-- Living Well on a Shoestring is a comprehensive, information-packed volume that guarantees you'll have more money in your pocket at the end of each and every day.

pard
More than two million devoted readers agree that the editors of Yankee magazine are the most trusted authorities on the art of living well on a shoestring-- after all, it's a Yankee tradition!

Live Big-- Spend Small!

In Living Well on a Shoestring, the penny-pinching editors of Yankee magazine teach you how to reduce your spending without reducing your lifestyle. You'll be laughing all the way to the bank!

1,501 Tried-and-True Hints, Tips, and Secrets to Help You Reduce Your Spending and Live Well Every Day...Like These:

* Save thousands on your next new car-- buy it at a car auction
* Comb your attic for overlooked objets d'art
* Create an inexpensive faux stained glass window
* Trade in costly doggy biscuits for raw baby carrots
* Cut your pharmacy bills with free drug samples from your doctor
* Transform stray socks into a family of sock puppets

You'll also learn how to:

* Spot hidden treasures at local auctions and neighborhood sales
* Haggle for deals on display furniture and discontinued appliances
* Celebrate holidays and other occasions for pennies

And much more!

More than two million readers enjoy the wit, wisdom, and unabashed ingenuity of Yankee magazine every month. Now you can use the clever advice from Yankee's editors and other ingenious Yankees all over New England to live the life you want while living within your means.