From Amy: I ran across a paperback copy of the first The Tightwad Gazette book by Amy Dacyczyn in my early years of motherhood, and latched onto it like a drowning woman grabs onto a life buoy. With hubby in college for years and a growing family, we lived paycheck to paycheck. The tips I learned from The Tightwad Gazette helped make a big difference in how much paycheck was left at the end of each month. Even better, the book put forth thrift as an attractive, viable alternative lifestyle. After all, we weren't poor--we were thrifty! That's a huge difference. Listen as Bethie and I discuss how deeply influential the Gazettes (there were three published in all) were, and what some of our favorite tips were. Also learn how to keep a "price book" and how to hack your own finances to save money every month. Also learn what I found out about what author Amy Dacyczyn is doing these days, and what one thing has changed dramatically since she retired from writing books, and what has contributed to her saving the most money these days.   links: The Tightwad Gazette book Thriftbooks

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