The Tightwad Gazette II by Amy Dacyczyn (1995, Paperback)

I bought this book all gung ho to delve into it! Well, that's where the gung ho ended- with the delving.

I found a great deal of the book to be repetitive of the first. And many of the ideas just do not cross over to a lifestyle I think many would be comfortable with!

I am keeping my copy of the first book, but this one got sold as soon as I finished reading it. Perhaps I liked to first one so well, it was just too difficult to live up to it? Maybe. But, I do know that I took much fewer mental notes off of this issue.

My advice, if you are interested in the book- buy used and buy cheap! If you end up loving it, great! If not, then you haven't thrown too much out the window.

I have read all three of these books at the library. It was worth buying them to keep at home. There are so many great ideas that I could not use them all at once. I had to try a few ideas and get used to it. Then, I'd try a few more. When I started seeing the fruits of the added labor ... extra savings in the bank ... I would try a few more ideas. It was a great investment to have all three gazettes on my bookshelf to look things up as needed. I chose to use a highlighter on the great ideas that worked for me. You can't highlight library books, and they are sometimes checked out when you need to see them. I am a single Mom and I was recently unemployed, so I was grateful to have this knowledge before I really needed it. So go for it and buy the book on ebay.

This book has some excellent ideas, but some portions are outdated and need to be revised or updated.

The older I become the more "old ways" seem to be the best. Early in my married life I practiced many financial and ecological techniques which allowed us to live a "less is more" lifestyle. We are looking towards retirement, and a review of the practices which we could put in place to allow us to maximize our resources seemed like a great idea. Thank you Ebay for providing a way to rediscover the joys of recycling even the books we read. The Tight Wad Gazette is a valuable resource which I was able to acquire at a "frugal" price. I recommend this site to all.

I bought this because I miss placed the one my sister-in-law gave us to look at. I felt very lucky to be able to find it and replace it for her. The person I dealt with was very good to me and responded quickly. Thank you.Quilter101yellow

the tighwade gazette is as fun to read and just as fun to enjoy the money you save!!believe me if you are in need of saving money or cutting the buget you mave to read this. it is a ***** love it and highly recommend it. reya

The book was a great price, in good shape, and shipped fast. I truly appreciated the fast response.