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    <body><![CDATA[I am fucking obsessed with these books. This woman is possibly the most sensible human being on earth. Come for the novelty tips, stay for the practical philosophy.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have had my copy for more than a year from our church library (I guess this is my confession! I better bring it back so someone else can reap the benefits, because I've practically memorized the thing). If you are the kind of person who needs to find more room in your budget, or if you simply enjo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14216909">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The MOTHER of all books on frugality! This author is VERY extreme in her frugality; and that behavior allowed her to be a stay-at-home mom of 6 (I think) kids on her husband's small salary.<br/><br/>Many things were to &quot;out there&quot; for me but at least 3/4<br/>s of the ideas I easily adap...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/7983960">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a perennial read for me.  I'm re-reading it now to get back into my frugal mindset in my new role as 100% housewife.  <br/><br/>What makes this book unique is it gives you an overall theory on how and why to be frugal.  She conducts psuedo-scientific experiments to test that something is a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/1421440">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book changed my way of thinking. Thrift is a rich and satisfying way of life, and it is connected with our relationships with community and the natural environment.  There are so many gems here, so many ingenious ideas for saving money. I still have much to learn from Master Dacyczyn, but this ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49435980">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The Complete Tightwad Gazette is a 976 pages of frugal living tips compiled from 6 years of newsletters spanning the early 90s.  I found most of the advice was worthwhile (especially the information about food/cooking), though some of the suggestions were for pennypinchers more extreme than myself. ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52975207">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[<strong>Synopsis:</strong> Amy Dacyczyn (aka the Frugal Zealot) published The Tightwad Gazette as a newsletter from June 1990 to December 1996. This book was created as a collection of all the tips and stories from the newsletters. It is split up into three parts (of which so far I have read only one) of about 300 p...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54285603">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book had some really good recipes.  I especially liked the pizza dough recipe that you make in the food processer.  Amy's story about how she and her husband saved up the money to buy their dream house was inspiring.  But some of the tips are extreme.  I doubt that I will be washing and reusing...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73596529">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a pretty thick book, but it was easy to skip over parts that didn't apply to me, and when she was &quot;investigating&quot; something, I skipped over the details and just read the results.  I thought this book was poorly organized, and she's definitely extreme (I feel sorry for her kids!!)-...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48459851">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[A few good tips, but on the whole not an entirely useful resource.  Many of her suggestions are outdated.  There's a lot of &quot;teaching you how to think creatively&quot; sorts of articles that aren't practical to most people, but are supposed to help you get in the mindset of using what you've go...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64224001">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[In today's economy, you really need to save a buck, right?  This book has some useful (and some hilariously over-the-top crazy) ways to save money.  I really have fun browsing it, though, because of the wit that goes along with all the wisdom.<br/><br/>Amy's essays on WHY she chooses to live with ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/42418974">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book truly was amazing.  Amy Dacyczyn, &quot;the Frugal Zealot,&quot; has definitely earned her title.  Using the principles and meathods she outlines, she has made the perfect life for herself and her large family on a seriously tiny income.  Even if you are less than zealous for tightwadery, ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66888547">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I stayed up way too late last night reading this book.  I, apparently, am the last one to hear about it as Susan and Carol had already heard of it.<br/><br/>Honestly, we don't live a frivolous life and we already do a lot of things that people recommend.  I didn't know people didn't use a towel mo...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/30595834">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I had a hard time deciding what to say about this book...and after much thought, I think what it boils down to is that this book is innovative, a first of it's kind.  And because of that, it is interesting and worth reading, but has a lot of problems.<br/><br/>What the reader should pay attention ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/21577458">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The 'Complete' edition includes excerpts from newsletters Amy put out monthly for 6 years.  The newsletters give tips &amp; ideas for reaching financial goals.  Because of the newsletter style, the book is not organized into sections.  I think it could have used a better index so that you could go back ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/36716976">more...</a>]]></body>
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