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Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 5456247 4 5523833 book 2 7 2009 The Penny Pinchers Club total:251|5:16|4:74|3:123|2:35|1:3| 251 818 489 75 26791 3.52 4404 820 73195309 926351 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 250
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 4 0 false Fri Oct 02 07:45:59 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 07:52:17 -0700 2009
Kat is an assistant to an interior designer barely making any money at all. She doesn't seem to notice that she is spending more money than she has until she is f...more...]]> 70089887 1655614 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 4 0 false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 17:16:10 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 17:16:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 66825243 2142660 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 2 0 true Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 10 06:29:35 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 05:41:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 73256299 2414546 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 4 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Fri Oct 02 18:49:42 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 16:16:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 67722944 650832 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 3 0 false Wed Aug 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 17 07:19:40 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 18:24:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 62453022 1004089 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 4 0 false Sat Jul 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 05:46:48 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 07:31:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 70620844 736266 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 3 0 false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 12:16:17 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 07:26:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 77339465 1069588 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 3 0 false Thu Nov 12 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 10 11:51:41 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 17 10:00:12 -0800 2009 more...]]> 72103509 895024 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 4 0 false Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 07:24:08 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 07:27:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 69976895 1586060 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 4 0 false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 03 16:58:29 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 05:34:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 65354826 804502 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 3 0 false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 20:41:02 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 20:44:02 -0700 2009 more...]]> 59781105 1545908 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 4 0 false Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 14:17:43 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 16 19:38:40 -0700 2009 more...]]> 38676108 1751969 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 3 0 false Sun Aug 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Nov 25 22:36:03 -0800 2008 Mon Aug 17 17:56:26 -0700 2009 The Penny Pinchers Club, appealed to me on many levels. First, because it was written by Sarah Strohmeyer, and I've been a fan of her books and writing for several years. Second, because this timely book is the story of a woman who finds herself in a position where she needs to accumula...more...]]> 65309902 368999 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 3 0 false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 14:38:05 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 14:45:59 -0700 2009 The Penny Pinchers Club follows Kat as she goes from a shopaholic to a penny pinching, coupon cutting frugal saver. What causes this complete 180? Kat discovers that her husband has a secret bank account and e-mails that lead her to believe he's planning to divorce her when their daughter graduate...more...]]> 79121282 912915 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 2 0 false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 27 09:55:11 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 27 09:57:44 -0800 2009
Kat, who spends money like it is water, decides to start saving, so she will actually be able to live when her husband leaves.

The book goes into how she tries to save...more...]]> 75600411 43533 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 3 0 false Fri Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 12:26:05 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 12:32:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 63252110 1669197 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 3 0 false Sun Jul 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 04:43:23 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 04:45:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 67117703 2519765 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 1 0 false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 13:17:50 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 13:21:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 68847688 1025797 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 3 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 25 12:12:47 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 10:14:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 65415030 2541037 5456247 0525951172 9780525951179 74 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632m/5456247.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1241924632s/5456247.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/5456247.The_Penny_Pinchers_Club 3.26 251
Drastic times call for drastic measures: Kat starts by canceling cable and kicking her $240-a-month Starbucks habit. But what starts out as a simple effort to cut costs becomes an over-the-top obsession when Kat joins an eclectic but lovable group of savers called the Penny Pinchers Club. Soon she is pumping her gas at dawn (when it is thicker) and serving dinner made from food she retrieved at the grocery store dumpster. Kat is saving money, to be sure, but what she's really saving is time-time she spends with Griff, their two kids . . . and an old flame who resurfaces at precisely the wrong moment, offering Kat a life where money is no object.

An irresistible and wonderfully warm-hearted novel about the unexpected ways hardship can lead to happiness, The Penny Pinchers Club is the perfect pick-me-up for these troubled times.]]> 2009 2 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 10:24:50 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 08:30:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5456247