Thifty living made easy (The Thrift Book: Live Well and Spend Less - India Knight)

Member Name: k81979

Product:	The Thrift Book: Live Well and Spend Less - India Knight
Date:	04/06/09 (31 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Easy to read and inspiring

Disadvantages: None, I enjoyed it all

At the moment, like many people I assume, I am addicted to saving money, and get unbridled, over-the-top pleasure each time I make a little saving somewhere. As a regular on money saving websites, I thought I would give this book a go and get some more tips.

I found the book an interesting and witty read. Ms Knight has a comfortable and friendly writing style, which draws you in and makes the pages turn quickly. She draws on her own experiences as someone who is not that financially minded, and offers a plethora of tips, resources and perhaps previously unconsidered ideas to help you live frugally but, importantly, live well. She points out that she is not there to big up the value tins of beans (wonderful though they might be), but to enable people to live a fabulous, maybe even luxurious, life on a little less cash.

The book is divided into different sections, such as food, clothes, crafts etc., all the ones you would expect really. There is also a section on money at the end, explaining the jargon frequently used, and discussing mortgages etc. Many of the suggestions seem simple, but certainly would not have occurred to me (making your own cheese! Never would have tried that!).

The most useful part I found is the wealth of websites that she refers to. It seems I'm not the only one with a bad internet habit, I'm surprised she had time to write the book. There are websites references for EVERYTHING, and useful they are too. I have already ordered some labels for the home made presents I'm going to make for Christmas (hopefully). If you are interested in crafts in particular, there are enough websites to keep you going for weeks - which kind of stops you from doing the crafts I find ...

In short, a great read and plenty of ideas for you to pick and choose from. Not all the suggestions will be relevant to everyone, but there will be something here for you to take on board and feel that you're doing that little bit extra to help your wallet.

Summary: A great book to pick up ideas from - something for everyone.