Frugal Living for Dummies (Paperback)

Introduction.

Part I: Getting Down to Basics.

Chapter 1: Living Frugally in a Spendthrift World.

Chapter 2: All in the Family: Establishing a Frugal Front.

Chapter 3: Eliminating Debt and Setting Up a Budget.

Part II: Eating Like a King with a Peasant’s Purse.

Chapter 4: Going to the Grocery without Being Taken to the Cleaners.

Chapter 5: No More Macaroni and Cheese, Please!

Creating Frugal Meals.

Chapter 6: Quick and Thrifty Cooking Tips.

Part III: Funding the Frugal Family.

Chapter 7: Cutting Kid Costs: Providing the Basics on a Tight Budget.

Chapter 8: Putting Kids through School While Protecting Your Pocket.

Chapter 9: Looking Good and Feeling Good on a Tight Budget.

Chapter 10: The Family That Plays Together, Stays Together: Frugal Family Fun.

Chapter 11: Frugal Holiday Fun Year ’Round.

Chapter 12: Celebrating Special Occasions, Frugal-Style.

Part IV: Enjoying a Frugal Home and Hearth.

Chapter 13: Saving Money around the House and Driveway.

Chapter 14: Cutting Utility and Service Bills.

Chapter 15: Saving Money on Big-Ticket Items.

Chapter 16: Calling Secondhand Rose: Finding Quality in Previously Owned Merchandise.

Part V: Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten Frugal Ways to Tell Your Sweetheart, “I Love You!”

Chapter 18: Ten Frugal Gift-Giving Ideas.

Index.