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| Cheap Talk with the Frugal Friends: Over 600 Tips, Tricks, and Creative Ideas for Saving Money | 
 enlarge | Author: Angie Zalewski
Publisher: Starburst Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (23 reviews)
Sales Rank: 603787
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.5
ISBN: 1892016583
Dewey Decimal Number: 031
EAN: 9781892016584
ASIN: 1892016583
Publication Date: September 25, 2001
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Product Description
A collection of the very best tips and tricks for stretching the family dollar from celebrity thrifters.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 Useful at moments but mostly tacky June 26, 2007
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)!
I found the section on grocery shopping useful but that was about all. While there were some gems to be mined here and there, overall the book reminded me over and over again that frugality can easily slide into miserliness over time. Not only was the virtue of dumpster diving extolled but the authors seemed to expend more energy in pursing questionable bargains than those bargains seemed to warrant. For instance, if someone decides to go dumpster diving behind the local Sears, you might find something, but is it worth it to get all nasty and dirty, subject yourself to discovery and subsequent loss of dignity, all for the mere chance of snatching a free pair of half melted Nikes? I think that while pondering the art of being frugal, the authors should have included the cost in energy and time versus the product they hope to gain.
I give this one two stars for its section on grocery shopping and the other two or three suggestions I found useful. As for the rest, it was either bad (dumpster diving at a frat house..are you just looking for a drunk, beardless youth to humiliate you?) or else it was all advice you would know from either being alive or having read anything in the last ten years.
 Cheap or tacky? June 22, 2003
15 out of 21 found this review helpful
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. While some of the ideas are great for people with a lot of time on their hands, time is money also and if it takes you all day to make homemade fruit snacks, what are you really saving?
 Good information, new ideas January 20, 2003
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
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 ideas. Borrow it from your local library today!(being frugal are we are)
 Don't agree with knothead11 November 8, 2002
15 out of 17 found this review helpful
I don't agree with the review knothead11 wrote. She (or he) stated a couple suggestions that may not be very useful (for her). I believe this book is loaded with many valueable bits of information and great ideas in saving money. Not all ideas are for everyone. Everyone has different levels of thriftiness, and if you are very frugal, you may have already learned many of the tips in this book. However, I believe the higher percentage of people truly need this book and will find a great deal of the Frugal Friends tips very very useful.
 Useful, but lacking. June 22, 2002
31 out of 38 found this review helpful
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. For instance, in the 'Beauty on a Budget' section, one of the tips is that no beauty products can prevent or reduce signs of ageing. While I understand that many beauty products on the market probably do not do all that they promimse, I do think that good moisterizers will go a long way in preventing ageing. The authors also say that it is not necessary to buy a separate moisterizer for face and body, but I have found that body moisterizers are often too rich for faces, and often cause breakouts and greasiness. I also expected to find help on issues that were not covered -- utility bills, for one, are a place where I would have welcomed tips on saving money.I found the sections on buying food and household cleaners to be very helpful. Be warned that if you're already pretty thrifty, this book probably won't change your life.
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