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Clark Howard's Living Large in Lean Times: 250+ Ways to Buy Smarter, Spend Smarter, and Save Money
From successful entrepreneur and television host Clark Howard comes the ultimate guide to saving money and taking small, manageable steps towards independence and wealth.
Clark Howard is a media powerhouse and penny-pincher extraordinaire who knows a thing or two about money. A lifelong entrepreneur who is now the hugely popular host of a talk radio program and television s
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Published
August 22nd 2011
by Tantor Media, Inc.
(first published August 2nd 2011)
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Clark Howard is a media powerhouse and penny-pincher extraordinaire who knows a thing or two about money. A lifelong entrepreneur who is now the hugely popular host of a talk radio program and television show and the bestselling author of several books, Clark consistently delivers expert financial advice to his wide and devoted fan base.
Living Large in Lean Times is Clark's ultimate guide to saving money, covering everything from cell phones to student loans, coupon websites to mortgages, invest...more
Living Large in Lean Times is Clark's ultimate guide to saving money, covering everything from cell phones to student loans, coupon websites to mortgages, invest...more
With the holidays only weeks away and many of us struggling in a tough economy, it’s not uncommon to have concerns about spending less, saving more, and avoid falling into pitfalls of being ripped off.
HLN television host and consumer expert Clark Howard shares our concerns and offers his expertise in his latest book, Clark Howard’s Living Large in Lean Times: 250+ Ways to Buy Smarter, Spend Smarter, and Save Money (Avery Trade, 2011). The book contains mostly common sense (cents?) advice, along...more
HLN television host and consumer expert Clark Howard shares our concerns and offers his expertise in his latest book, Clark Howard’s Living Large in Lean Times: 250+ Ways to Buy Smarter, Spend Smarter, and Save Money (Avery Trade, 2011). The book contains mostly common sense (cents?) advice, along...more
The Clark Howard Show used to air on a talk radio station I listened to on my way home from work late at night. The advice he gave was the same my dad gave me and my dad successfully retired a multimillionaire before the stock market crash. Still, Clark Howard had great advice for my day to day living as well as my investments and retirement. I was hooked.
In his new book, Living Large in Lean Times, Clark expands his penny pinching skills by providing more tech savvie sites and updated informati...more
In his new book, Living Large in Lean Times, Clark expands his penny pinching skills by providing more tech savvie sites and updated informati...more
List price of this book is $18 US. Of course, I bet Mr. Howard would recommend that you pick up a gently-used copy for a lot less! Or borrow a copy from your local public library (as I did). Regardless, I think most people will feel like Clark Howard delivers at least $18 worth of tips to save money and sources of information for common activities and interests. Not every chapter will hold value for every reader, and I admit to just skimming chapters that didn't apply to my immediate interests.
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I was left so disappointed by this book! I listened to the full version of this audiobook hoping to learn the secret to making my household budget stretch further. The book was redundant at times. How disappointed I was that much of his advice I have already known and/or have been practicing in my own life. I am not in favor of his advice that it is okay to buy poorer quality to save money. And I am so very disappointed that he did not mention visiting your local public library as a way to borro...more
If you enjoy Clark's money updates and tips on CNN, then you'll like this book. It's chock full of good hints and helpful web sites to assist your money management. I actually found some money that was owed to a couple of family members using one of the tips in the first chapter. Living Large also pointed me to the best sites to get my free credit reports and scores, and information the insurance companies keep in your profile (all free). Lots of relevant facts and data on how you can save money...more
Clark Howard does a consumer affairs type radio show in Atlanta, and has written a couple of other books on this topic. This one is very good - he provides up to date information and general tips that would help any consumer. The book starts with a section of some of his best tips, and then there are separate sections on categories such as travel, education, transportation, banking & insurance, housing, how to find the best rates for phone, cable and Internet, etc. I learned a few new ideas....more
Neat book, but nothing too amazing. I don't know what I was hoping for, but I didn't find it in this book. I picked up one or two little tricks that had a "Life-Hack" characteristic, but more often I found my self skipping through things that anyone my age would already know as commonsense.
The things I did find useful were the type of things you would read on a decent blog that could have explained the same thing in one paragraph instead of three pages.
The things I did find useful were the type of things you would read on a decent blog that could have explained the same thing in one paragraph instead of three pages.
Great book for anyone looking to save money easily! I figured it would be a simple rehash of what he talks about on his show...and a lot of it was. But if you haven't heard his show the information in this book will open up a whole new world for you. For people already familiar with Clark, there's so much more in this book that he can't cover on the show. It was nice to see the websites for the companies that are providing methods for saving us money.
Some obvious advice and some that is just impractical or not worth the risk/work involved. A few gems about websites and new technology that I did not know about (e.g., learning about Google Voice). Quick read and could be useful as a reference when making major purchases but did not change my thinking on my financial plans. Oh, and he knows nothing about extreme couponing, which is my real money saver :)
Jul 20, 2012
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From successful entrepreneur and television host Clark Howard comes the ultimate guide to saving money and taking small, manageable steps towards independence and wealth.
Listen to Clark Howard's Living Large in Lean Times on your smartphone, notebook or desktop computer.
Listen to Clark Howard's Living Large in Lean Times on your smartphone, notebook or desktop computer.
I was already in love with this book by page 4, so the rest of it was just icing on the cake. I don't listen to Clark Howard, but I have seen him live at DPAC. I appreciate his miserly insights on how to save money on everything from TV to travel and internet to cars. What's not to like about a self-deprecating nerd giving the scoop on how he saves money everyday. I am tempted to buy this book just as a reference book in my money-saving arsenal.
I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I listen to his radio show on FM Talk 101.1 (NC), so the book repeats a lot of what he recommends on air. If you don't go to his website, or listen to his radio show or TV show, then the book would be a great thing to have for your own personal use.
This had lots of useful tips on ways to save money or spend your money better. A lot of his advice was not new (I have read similar tips in several other places), but some of it was new and useful to me. He had information on health credit reports, insurance reports, and such that I am definitely going to try.
Plenty of down-to-earth advice, but with the added value of dozens of links to useful webe sites. The author comes across as knowledgeable, honest and sincerely concerned about the financial well-being of his audience.
3.5 stars. some good tips, for me only a few were golden, but I felt what he gave had lots of research and knowledge behind it. Liked it a-lot, would recommend it, just wish I had more awesome tips.
Full of good advice. I am planning on implementing some of his tips. Have checked out some of the websites he recommends and am looking forward to further investigation. It was worth it for me to buy this book.
Looking for ways to cut costs? Save more? Not get scammed? This book is chock full of tips to help you do all those things. Already a pretty good saver and investor? You'll still find at least a few new tips.
interesting... had some good ideas, the author was a bit eccentric but i really didn't expect him to not be. i thought there were several ideas that i could incorporate into my life.
Meh. I didn't finish it. A lot of what he was saying seemed like common sense to me. He also seemed to promote buying poor quality products because they're cheap. Not my favorite way to save money.
Some great tips. Some not so great tips. This guy is way more into debt than I would like. However he has good advice on medical issues as well as some other tricks I wasn't aware of.
Jan 31, 2013
Ryan
rated it
2 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Anyone that wants to save money.
It had a few good things in there that I didn't know about and made me feel good about being what I call, “frugal.” Other call me cheap, but hey……it’s MY money.
Apr 29, 2012
Sinsheimparker
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5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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Real time advise on anything financial; retirement plans to cell phone plans, this books stays on top of my desk, a valuable resource in this uncertain age.
This book is worth your time. However, many of the tips/facts are old news and oft repeated stuff. I learned about 3 new things.
I love this guy on HLN News. He gives very sound advice and how many people you know have retired at age 32. No one I know.
Information is great if your finances aren't already in order. If you are doing a good job, a lot of it is a repeat.
Really good tips and lots of informational websites in this book. Hey we all could stand to save a buck! :)
If you listen to Clark Howard on the radio or watch him on TV, you'll have heard these tips for saving money
A must read. So much great information for all. A great resource book to keep on your bookshelf
Fun quick read. Need to have a computer nearby so you can check out some of the cool websites.
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