The cheapskate next door : the surprising secrets of Americans living happily below their means / Jeff Yeager

Author: Yeager, Jeff
Published: New York : Broadway Books, [2010]
Copyright Date: ©2010
Edition: 1st ed.
Physical Description: xix, 231 pages ; 21 cm

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Contents

Introduction : cheapskates : they're everywhere and they're loving life -- The phrenology of frugality : 16 idiosyncrasies of the cheapskate mind -- Good habits are hard to break -- Money management, cheapskate style -- The oxygen mask approach to raising kids -- Thrift : the greenest shade of green -- Clean your plate-and save $1,500 a year -- Come on and take a free ride -- We can't retire. Went out to dinner instead -- The joys of horse trading -- Break the mortgage chains that bind thee -- Bon appe-cheap! Come on in the cheapskate's kitchen -- Don't laugh. It gets me there-and it's paid for -- Cheapskates come out of the closet -- Insurance : betting on yourself -- Cheapskates just wanna' have fun -- Back to the future?

Summary

The author reveals 16 key attitudes about money, and life, that allow the cheapskates next door to live happy, comfortable, debt-free lives while spending only a fraction of what most Americans spend.

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9780767931328 (pbk.)
0767931327 (pbk.)

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