Thrifty Ways For Modern Days - Martin Lewis

If you are trying to cut back on luxuries and watch the pennies get this book, shop around so you can get the best price i got mine on play.com for 3.99 the RRP is 7.99 so well worth shopping around! This book shows you how to be careful with your money and almost trains you to look at your outgoings differently, you learn to question yourself before a purchase to think do i really need this item, will i use it enough to justify the price etc This book also has handy tips on how to clean with very basic everyday products instead of paying out considerable sums on new cleaning products. It also shows you how to cook with basic products but prepare a decent ...  Read the complete review

Thrifty Ways for Modern Days - edited by Martin Lewis ***What's it about?*** This is another money saving book I am reviewing, it is edited by Martin Lewis and brings together lots of advice from the Money Saving Expert forums. It particularly draws upon the 'Old Style' thread, which is a very strong chat thread, where people post their ideas for saving money in ways that were second nature in days gone by. Sadly, some of this advice has been lost in modern times, but both the thread and this book aim to bring these old ideas back into fashion again. The book is split into chapters consisting of: 1. Cleaning 2. ...  Read the complete review