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Cheaper, Better, Faster: Over 2,000 Tips And Tricks To Save You Time And Money Every Day
Personal finance expert and founder of Debt-Proof Living shares thousands of tips that help you save time and money every day.
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First published January 1, 2013
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January 23, 2013
This book contains many tips that you wish you would have thought of or known but will be glad they are contained in this book. Your savings and savvy shopping knowledge and handy household tips can really add up beginning now. A treasure trove of a book that no household should ever be without.
I learned so much with reading and absorbing thousands of useful and worthwhile tips and tricks. A must have keeper volume and perfect for the person who has everything! Tips are categorized by chapters ie: Cleaning, Health and Beauty, Shipping, Money and Finances, Outdoors and Garden, Repairs and Maintenance and many others. They are arranged in alpha order to make finding a tip quick and easy. I received a complimentary copy from Revell Publishers for my review.
“Available January 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”
I learned so much with reading and absorbing thousands of useful and worthwhile tips and tricks. A must have keeper volume and perfect for the person who has everything! Tips are categorized by chapters ie: Cleaning, Health and Beauty, Shipping, Money and Finances, Outdoors and Garden, Repairs and Maintenance and many others. They are arranged in alpha order to make finding a tip quick and easy. I received a complimentary copy from Revell Publishers for my review.
“Available January 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”
July 20, 2020
This book is basically Pinterest without pictures or links. It contains plenty of opinions about how to save time and money, but they aren't verified to see if they actually work or not, and I found it super boring if I wasn't already interested in the section I was reading. The most interesting to me were the gardening tips, but one thing I've learned in life is that what works for one person, doesn't necessarily work for another person. There are a lot of different factors that could impact the results of trying the different tips.
Pick it up for funsies, or if you like reading life hacks! This book is full of them. I didn't know that before I picked it up, so I feel the title is misleading, but I don't know what else the author could've called it after reading this book. :)
Pick it up for funsies, or if you like reading life hacks! This book is full of them. I didn't know that before I picked it up, so I feel the title is misleading, but I don't know what else the author could've called it after reading this book. :)
April 25, 2013
This has to be just about the most boring book I have ever read. I got lost in the automotive advice. None of it was helpful.
February 18, 2021
There are useful tips in this book, but as a book for purely reading it is rather dull. I read the entirety for personal gain and just as a leisure book, and it seems it was written more for having on hand when you need a some life hacks. I highlighted a LOT of this book, but I haven't tried any of the tips so 🤷♀️
July 25, 2017
This was a pretty good collection of tips. There were a few I hadn't run across before.
August 9, 2018
We get a lot of magazines and most of the tips that were in this book I have read in magazines. There were several tips that I hadn't heard before though too. This was a nice refresher book.
April 28, 2019
Some hints I knew and some I learned.
May 25, 2024
A lot of things in here are not helpful now that Covid happened. Also a couple of chapter I skipped because I had no use for them.
January 23, 2013
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Cheaper, Better, Faster: Over 2,000 Tips and Tricks to Save You Time and Money Every Day by Mary Hunt, ©2013
Contents
1. Automobiles
2. Cleaning
3. Clothing and Accessories
4. Food and Cooking
5. Gifts
6. Health and Beauty
7. Holidays and Special Occasions
8. Home
9. Kids and Babies
10. Laundry
11. Money and Finances
12. Outdoors and Garden
13. Pets
14. Repairs and Maintenance
15. Shopping
16. Travel and Entertainment
Mary Hunt is the award-winning and bestselling author of several books, including 7 Money Rules for Life, as well as a sought-after motivational speaker who helps men and women battle debt. She is founder and publisher of Debt-Proof Living, which features financial tools, resources, and information for her online members. Her books have sold more than a million copies, and her daily syndicated newspaper column, Everyday Cheapskate, is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of readers nationwide. Hunt speaks widely on personal finance and has appeared on shows such as Good Morning America, Oprah, Dr. Phil, and Focus on the Family. She and her husband live in California.
Makeup--Blush Color: To find the right shade of blush, check the color of your skin after exercising and try to match that color. Blush should add a healthy glow, not introduce a foreign color.
Eggs--substitute: Out of eggs? Use 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise for each egg required in your baking recipe.
Hotels--group security: When checking into a hotel, get a hotel business card for each family member to carry in case of accidental separation.
Boating--floating keys: Tie a couple of corks to your key ring when you go boating. If you accidentally drop your keys overboard, they won't sink.
Tiptionary
What you have here is a revised and updated, fabulously fun collection of tips--short, to-the-point suggestions for ways to do things cheaper, better, and faster. Many of these tips are timeless; others we know were current and relevant five minutes ago, but who knows about next month!
Some of the best tips you will read have completely unknown origins because they've been passed from generation to generation, and someone along the line sent them my way. Some tips were left out because they turned out to be nothing more than myths--legends people believe with all their hearts, but when put to the test, fail.
--author Mary Hunt
*** Thank you to Revell Blog Tour Network Nonfiction for including me in this tour and sending a copy of Mary Hunt's Cheaper, Better, Faster to review. No other compensation was received. ***
Available January 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.
Cheaper, Better, Faster: Over 2,000 Tips and Tricks to Save You Time and Money Every Day by Mary Hunt, ©2013
Contents
1. Automobiles
2. Cleaning
3. Clothing and Accessories
4. Food and Cooking
5. Gifts
6. Health and Beauty
7. Holidays and Special Occasions
8. Home
9. Kids and Babies
10. Laundry
11. Money and Finances
12. Outdoors and Garden
13. Pets
14. Repairs and Maintenance
15. Shopping
16. Travel and Entertainment
Mary Hunt is the award-winning and bestselling author of several books, including 7 Money Rules for Life, as well as a sought-after motivational speaker who helps men and women battle debt. She is founder and publisher of Debt-Proof Living, which features financial tools, resources, and information for her online members. Her books have sold more than a million copies, and her daily syndicated newspaper column, Everyday Cheapskate, is enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of readers nationwide. Hunt speaks widely on personal finance and has appeared on shows such as Good Morning America, Oprah, Dr. Phil, and Focus on the Family. She and her husband live in California.
Makeup--Blush Color: To find the right shade of blush, check the color of your skin after exercising and try to match that color. Blush should add a healthy glow, not introduce a foreign color.
Eggs--substitute: Out of eggs? Use 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise for each egg required in your baking recipe.
Hotels--group security: When checking into a hotel, get a hotel business card for each family member to carry in case of accidental separation.
Boating--floating keys: Tie a couple of corks to your key ring when you go boating. If you accidentally drop your keys overboard, they won't sink.
Tiptionary
What you have here is a revised and updated, fabulously fun collection of tips--short, to-the-point suggestions for ways to do things cheaper, better, and faster. Many of these tips are timeless; others we know were current and relevant five minutes ago, but who knows about next month!
Some of the best tips you will read have completely unknown origins because they've been passed from generation to generation, and someone along the line sent them my way. Some tips were left out because they turned out to be nothing more than myths--legends people believe with all their hearts, but when put to the test, fail.
--author Mary Hunt
*** Thank you to Revell Blog Tour Network Nonfiction for including me in this tour and sending a copy of Mary Hunt's Cheaper, Better, Faster to review. No other compensation was received. ***
Available January 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.
January 27, 2013
Mary Hunt in her new book, “Cheaper, Better, Faster” published by Revell gives us Over 2,000 Tips and Tricks to Save You Time and Money Every Day.
From the back cover: What if there was one book that could help you do nearly everything in life cheaper, better, or faster?
Make gourmet coffee without the gourmet price. Remove hairspray baked onto a curling iron. Clean just about any stain off of just about any surface. Keep your cat out of your houseplants. Get the best deal on your next car. And thousands of other helpful tips and tricks.
Cheaper, Better, Faster is all the best advice you’ve ever heard (and plenty you’ve never heard) collected into one handy volume.
Every tip is short, to the point, and helps you make the most of your money and your time, making everyday life less hectic and more enjoyable. Collected over the years by financial expert and Debt-Proof Living founder Mary Hunt, these little nuggets of advice are sure to make your life easier, one tip at a time.
Have you ever wanted to undertake a project that you have never done before like, possibly, a garage sale, and wanted all the help you could get right at your fingertips? Well “Cheaper, Better, Faster” may not be all the help you need however it sure does come close. In sixteen chapters Mary Hunt has complied information, alphabetically within the chapter, on things like garage sales, food and cooking and a host of other topics. I think this is a great must-have book for when you are planning something simple like going out, there is a chapter on Travel and Entertainment. “Cheaper, Better, Faster” is a great book. You might want to hold it in a special place on your shelf you might be referring to it again and again. This is also a great book to give as gifts to family and friends. They will think of you every time they put it to use. I recommend it highly.
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Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Revell. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
“Available January 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”
From the back cover: What if there was one book that could help you do nearly everything in life cheaper, better, or faster?
Make gourmet coffee without the gourmet price. Remove hairspray baked onto a curling iron. Clean just about any stain off of just about any surface. Keep your cat out of your houseplants. Get the best deal on your next car. And thousands of other helpful tips and tricks.
Cheaper, Better, Faster is all the best advice you’ve ever heard (and plenty you’ve never heard) collected into one handy volume.
Every tip is short, to the point, and helps you make the most of your money and your time, making everyday life less hectic and more enjoyable. Collected over the years by financial expert and Debt-Proof Living founder Mary Hunt, these little nuggets of advice are sure to make your life easier, one tip at a time.
Have you ever wanted to undertake a project that you have never done before like, possibly, a garage sale, and wanted all the help you could get right at your fingertips? Well “Cheaper, Better, Faster” may not be all the help you need however it sure does come close. In sixteen chapters Mary Hunt has complied information, alphabetically within the chapter, on things like garage sales, food and cooking and a host of other topics. I think this is a great must-have book for when you are planning something simple like going out, there is a chapter on Travel and Entertainment. “Cheaper, Better, Faster” is a great book. You might want to hold it in a special place on your shelf you might be referring to it again and again. This is also a great book to give as gifts to family and friends. They will think of you every time they put it to use. I recommend it highly.
If you would like to listen to interviews with other authors and professionals please go to www.kingdomhighlights.org where they are available On Demand.
To listen to 24 hours non-stop, commercial free Christian music please visit our internet radio station www.kingdomairwaves.org
Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from Revell. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”
“Available January 2013 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.”
September 5, 2017
This book has lots of useful tips on smart ways to save money. These tips collected from Mary Hunt and her readers over the years.
April 18, 2013
Posted on Romancing the Books blog
Reviewed by Jen
Review copy from Netgalley
Like a lot of people, I’ve been feeling the money crunch lately. So when I saw this title, I knew I had to pick it up. Who couldn’t use tips on how to save money and time? Problem was, in the end, this book just wasn’t for me.
Let me start by saying that if you’re going to get this book, I don’t recommend getting the ebook version, which is what I read. Perhaps it was my ARC copy, but I was unable to really search for what I wanted or needed with any sort of ease. This is one of those types of books where the physical copy would just be much more convenient. I also found the formatting to be pretty bad, but again, I read an eARC, so that was hopefully cleared up by publishing time.
Honestly, there are tons of useful tips in this book ranging from your car, cleaning, kids and shopping. Things like “To keep your car smelling fresh, put some of your favorite potpourri in a mush bad and tuck it under the front seat. No more dangling pine trees from your rearview mirror.” Or “Spray your dustpan with furniture polish and the dust will slip right off.” Handy right? But for me, all too often I’d have no use for the tips since I live in an apartment and don’t have kids or pets. I totally understand that the author has to write a book that will appeal to people of all ages and circumstances, but more often than not I was skimming headings looking for tips that would apply to my life. And many of those that did apply were pretty common sense.
For me, this book would have been better if it was part of a series… break it up into smaller books that concentrate on the different categories so that people can get faster access to have they really want tips on and can avoid those they don’t need. Would I recommend this title? Sure. Will I be picking up another tip book for myself? Probably not.
Reviewed by Jen
Review copy from Netgalley
Like a lot of people, I’ve been feeling the money crunch lately. So when I saw this title, I knew I had to pick it up. Who couldn’t use tips on how to save money and time? Problem was, in the end, this book just wasn’t for me.
Let me start by saying that if you’re going to get this book, I don’t recommend getting the ebook version, which is what I read. Perhaps it was my ARC copy, but I was unable to really search for what I wanted or needed with any sort of ease. This is one of those types of books where the physical copy would just be much more convenient. I also found the formatting to be pretty bad, but again, I read an eARC, so that was hopefully cleared up by publishing time.
Honestly, there are tons of useful tips in this book ranging from your car, cleaning, kids and shopping. Things like “To keep your car smelling fresh, put some of your favorite potpourri in a mush bad and tuck it under the front seat. No more dangling pine trees from your rearview mirror.” Or “Spray your dustpan with furniture polish and the dust will slip right off.” Handy right? But for me, all too often I’d have no use for the tips since I live in an apartment and don’t have kids or pets. I totally understand that the author has to write a book that will appeal to people of all ages and circumstances, but more often than not I was skimming headings looking for tips that would apply to my life. And many of those that did apply were pretty common sense.
For me, this book would have been better if it was part of a series… break it up into smaller books that concentrate on the different categories so that people can get faster access to have they really want tips on and can avoid those they don’t need. Would I recommend this title? Sure. Will I be picking up another tip book for myself? Probably not.
January 20, 2013
Title: CHEAPER, BETTER, FASTER
Author: Mary Hunt
Publisher: Revell Books
January 2013
ISBN: 978-0800721442
Genre: helpful tips
What if there was one book that could help you do nearly everything in life cheaper, better, or faster?
Make gourmet coffee without the gourmet price. Remove hairspray baked onto a curling iron. Clean just about any stain off of just about any surface. Keep your cat out of your houseplants. Get the best deal on your next car. And thousands of other helpful tips and tricks.
Cheaper, Better, Faster is all the best advice you've ever heard (and plenty you've never heard) collected into one handy volume.
Every tip is short, to the point, and helps you make the most of your money and your time, making everyday life less hectic and more enjoyable. Collected over the years by financial expert and Debt-Proof Living founder Mary Hunt, these little nuggets of advice are sure to make your life easier, one tip at a time.
Originally published as Tipionary, CHEAPER, BETTER, FASTER has been updated with the latest and greatest in tips, with modern information. Organized by category, it covers everything from automobiles to vacations and everything in between.
I enjoyed thumbing through this book, fascinating reading. Some of the tips I knew. Others contained new information. For instance, I didn’t know that if you rolled up a new package of bacon, before freezing it, it would make the bacon unstuck and you’d be able to peel them apart easier when they are frozen. And for instance, I did know that if you filled a child’s wading pool with ice, it’d be a great place to store canned drinks for your next outdoor party.
If you are interested in CHEAPER, BETTER, FASTER ways to do things, then don’t miss this awesome collection by Mary Hunt. It will be a book you refer to time and again. $14.99. 400 pages.
Author: Mary Hunt
Publisher: Revell Books
January 2013
ISBN: 978-0800721442
Genre: helpful tips
What if there was one book that could help you do nearly everything in life cheaper, better, or faster?
Make gourmet coffee without the gourmet price. Remove hairspray baked onto a curling iron. Clean just about any stain off of just about any surface. Keep your cat out of your houseplants. Get the best deal on your next car. And thousands of other helpful tips and tricks.
Cheaper, Better, Faster is all the best advice you've ever heard (and plenty you've never heard) collected into one handy volume.
Every tip is short, to the point, and helps you make the most of your money and your time, making everyday life less hectic and more enjoyable. Collected over the years by financial expert and Debt-Proof Living founder Mary Hunt, these little nuggets of advice are sure to make your life easier, one tip at a time.
Originally published as Tipionary, CHEAPER, BETTER, FASTER has been updated with the latest and greatest in tips, with modern information. Organized by category, it covers everything from automobiles to vacations and everything in between.
I enjoyed thumbing through this book, fascinating reading. Some of the tips I knew. Others contained new information. For instance, I didn’t know that if you rolled up a new package of bacon, before freezing it, it would make the bacon unstuck and you’d be able to peel them apart easier when they are frozen. And for instance, I did know that if you filled a child’s wading pool with ice, it’d be a great place to store canned drinks for your next outdoor party.
If you are interested in CHEAPER, BETTER, FASTER ways to do things, then don’t miss this awesome collection by Mary Hunt. It will be a book you refer to time and again. $14.99. 400 pages.
January 24, 2013
CHEAPER, BETTER, FASTER is the book to have when looking for practical and economical solutions to problems around the house.
This handy book contains 2,000-plus tips and tricks to solve everyday problems without costing big bucks. Most of the solutions involve ingredients that are readily available and you probably already have on hand.
The book is divided into helpful chapters making it easy to locate a solution to your problem quickly. The areas covered include: automobiles, cleaning, clothing and accessories, food and cooking, gifts, health and beauty, holidays and special occasions, home, kids and babies, laundry, money and finances, outdoors and garden, pets, repairs and maintenance, shopping, and travel and entertainment.
Author Mary Hunt, a syndicated personal finance columnist, has compiled these tips and tricks from readers of her daily newspaper column. Saving time and money is the focus of these tips in an effort to make life a bit easier in our stress-filled days.
The tips are short, practical, and easy to accomplish. They cover a vast array of problems such as gift basket ideas for every occasion, a mixture to kill cockroaches, how to remove perspiration stains, how to soften harden paint brushes, and why packing clear tape when you travel comes in handy to list just a few. There are tips and tricks for almost every problem you encounter in your day-to-day life.
CHEAPER, BETTER, FASTER is designed efficiently and would make a great resource to have handy for those persistent problems that spring up daily.
FTC Full Disclosure - I requested this book as part of the author’s blog tour promotion. This book was sent to me by the publisher in hopes I would review it. However, receiving the complimentary copy did not influence my review.
This handy book contains 2,000-plus tips and tricks to solve everyday problems without costing big bucks. Most of the solutions involve ingredients that are readily available and you probably already have on hand.
The book is divided into helpful chapters making it easy to locate a solution to your problem quickly. The areas covered include: automobiles, cleaning, clothing and accessories, food and cooking, gifts, health and beauty, holidays and special occasions, home, kids and babies, laundry, money and finances, outdoors and garden, pets, repairs and maintenance, shopping, and travel and entertainment.
Author Mary Hunt, a syndicated personal finance columnist, has compiled these tips and tricks from readers of her daily newspaper column. Saving time and money is the focus of these tips in an effort to make life a bit easier in our stress-filled days.
The tips are short, practical, and easy to accomplish. They cover a vast array of problems such as gift basket ideas for every occasion, a mixture to kill cockroaches, how to remove perspiration stains, how to soften harden paint brushes, and why packing clear tape when you travel comes in handy to list just a few. There are tips and tricks for almost every problem you encounter in your day-to-day life.
CHEAPER, BETTER, FASTER is designed efficiently and would make a great resource to have handy for those persistent problems that spring up daily.
FTC Full Disclosure - I requested this book as part of the author’s blog tour promotion. This book was sent to me by the publisher in hopes I would review it. However, receiving the complimentary copy did not influence my review.
March 7, 2013
Who doesn't want to know how to do things a little bit easier, a little bit cheaper, and a whole lot faster? Mary Hunt gathers together over 2,000 tips in this volume of ideas and suggestions that are sure to appeal to nearly anyone.
The categories are broken down into sixteen different sections, including automobiles, cleaning, health and beauty, kids and babies, laundry, pets, etc., and the tips are alphabetized for easier access.
I think that my favorite section of the book had to be the one on food and cooking. Here are a few tidbits that I found helpful and interesting:
To cream butter and sugar together easier, swish around boiling water in the bowl first, dump water and then add butter and sugar.
Spray your cheese grater with cooking spray to speed up grating and preventing cheese buildup. Makes cleaning the grater easier too!
To keep your celery crisp, stand it up in a pitcher or jar of cold saltwater and refrigerate.
Before putting a bag of microwave popcorn in, knead it until all the lumps are broken. All the kernels should pop afterwards.
"Cheaper, Better, Faster" would make an outstanding gift for newlyweds, young adults going off on their own for the first time, or anyone who is interested in learning how to do things in a different way. I plan to keep my edition handy!
January 21, 2013
I've always liked Mary Hunt and I'm always looking for ways to do things cheaper, better and faster, so I was curious about her new book. It's an updated version of Tiptionary that was first published in 1997. The book is literally just tips, nothing else. Generalized chapter headings house page after page of tips, tricks and hints.
For the most part I liked the book and I'd liken it to a print version of Pinterest. Unfortunately for me, the chapters are fairly generalized and while there is a Table of Contents, there is no Index. So, you can't go to the Index if you're looking for a possible answer to a specific problem. Like Pinterest, this is a book where you read it and little light bulbs go off and you think, "I can do that" or "That would work" and then you mark that page with a post-it note and hope you can remember it. Much like Pinterest boards.
Easily recommended for fans of Mary Hunt and those who are always looking for ways to be more efficient.
For the most part I liked the book and I'd liken it to a print version of Pinterest. Unfortunately for me, the chapters are fairly generalized and while there is a Table of Contents, there is no Index. So, you can't go to the Index if you're looking for a possible answer to a specific problem. Like Pinterest, this is a book where you read it and little light bulbs go off and you think, "I can do that" or "That would work" and then you mark that page with a post-it note and hope you can remember it. Much like Pinterest boards.
Easily recommended for fans of Mary Hunt and those who are always looking for ways to be more efficient.
January 27, 2013
Mary Hunt is a TIP GENIUS! Seriously, I don't know many books that can offer OVER 2,000 tips and tricks that save you time & money ~ But this one sure does and let's face it.... We all can use money saving ideas these days!
Cheaper, Better, Faster has 16 chapters filled with various tips from cars, kids, pets, to holidays, cooking, and traveling, and much more in between.
This would be a FABULOUS wedding gift or for a college grad, but then again, it would be a fabulous gift for ANYONE! I learn something new each time I read it! Her gift giving ideas are excellent and very heartfelt!
Thank you Mary! I love your book and thank you Donna @ Revell Books for allowing me this complimentary book in exchange for my honest review!
Cheaper, Better, Faster has 16 chapters filled with various tips from cars, kids, pets, to holidays, cooking, and traveling, and much more in between.
This would be a FABULOUS wedding gift or for a college grad, but then again, it would be a fabulous gift for ANYONE! I learn something new each time I read it! Her gift giving ideas are excellent and very heartfelt!
Thank you Mary! I love your book and thank you Donna @ Revell Books for allowing me this complimentary book in exchange for my honest review!
January 28, 2013
This book is a fantastic resource for anyone wanting to save time and money.
It's packed full of tips and advice. Just about everything you can think of is covered in this book from how to make gourmet coffee at home, and use "salt" to remove bitter tastes from your coffee grounds to the safest colors you can buy in a car. The tips are broken up into chapters and cover everything from automobiles and home repairs to traveling, food and beauty tips.
I was hoping to find an index in the back, which would have made this book absolutely perfect. Some of the tips were new to me, and some were practical common sense (such as how to avoid being followed by a carjacker.) While I may not use *all* of the tips presented in this book, I certainly found quite a few that were very helpful.
It's packed full of tips and advice. Just about everything you can think of is covered in this book from how to make gourmet coffee at home, and use "salt" to remove bitter tastes from your coffee grounds to the safest colors you can buy in a car. The tips are broken up into chapters and cover everything from automobiles and home repairs to traveling, food and beauty tips.
I was hoping to find an index in the back, which would have made this book absolutely perfect. Some of the tips were new to me, and some were practical common sense (such as how to avoid being followed by a carjacker.) While I may not use *all* of the tips presented in this book, I certainly found quite a few that were very helpful.
February 14, 2014
It was OK, some of the tips have you going "oh my gosh, wish I had known this a long time ago". One of my favorites in that category is giving kids a handful of dimes when going on a trip and making them pay for asking the annoying question of 'are we there yet' and letting them keep what they still have when you get there. We love road trips and that would have been real helpful about 20 years ago.
Some tips are common sense and some don't apply to our life, but I'm not upset I bought and read it. Some of the tips I will be using in a few weeks when we go camping, especially the safer ways to keeps bugs out of the RV and off of us.
Some tips are common sense and some don't apply to our life, but I'm not upset I bought and read it. Some of the tips I will be using in a few weeks when we go camping, especially the safer ways to keeps bugs out of the RV and off of us.
January 27, 2013
"Cheaper, Better, Faster" is an update of Mary Hunt's previous tip book, "Tiptionary".
One thing I really liked about this book that it gave different ways of achieving the same result. For instance, there are several suggestions of ways to remove spots from carpets. It’s nice to have different suggestions so that maybe you won’t have to spend time and money running to the store!
See my complete review here - http://shoopettesbookreviews.blogspot...
One thing I really liked about this book that it gave different ways of achieving the same result. For instance, there are several suggestions of ways to remove spots from carpets. It’s nice to have different suggestions so that maybe you won’t have to spend time and money running to the store!
See my complete review here - http://shoopettesbookreviews.blogspot...
August 27, 2013
This book was referenced in a magazine articleI enjoyed and I'm always looking for ways to be thrifty so I borrowed it. Disappointing----don't let the 2013 copyright date fool you, these tips and tricks are straight out of 1989. It felt really old and dated and nothing new. After the first chapters I skimmed looking for a gem. Found just one: did you know you can throw your car mats right in the washing machine? Well, I did and they are like brand new!
January 20, 2013
In the era of Pinterest, I didn't enjoy this book as I might have 10 years ago. That bring said, though, there are nuggets of gold (great ideas) that are worth digging for. The book is a mixture of both common sense (and motherly) advice and some rather eccentric (perhaps grandmotherly) out-of-the-box tips.
September 21, 2013
I usually love these save time and money books (does that make me cheap and lazy? Probably), but this was terrible. It's like Amy Sedaris' craft book, but it's not supposed to be funny - her answer for saving money on gifts is giving people homemade pop bottle bird feeders (great for teachers, teens, etc.) wrapped in newspaper. I like to be a classier cheapskate than that.
December 31, 2014
I usually enjoy and learn a lot from Mary's books -- this one felt like a lot of the information was from the '50s. Dinners and shopping revolve around white sugar and flour -- there isn't a lot of healthy sensibility in there. However, I've also learned I can basically clean my entire house with rubbing alcohol and white vinegar. Worth a look, but not an all-time fave.
February 12, 2013
Great suggestions to help the consumer. The most fascinating tips for me -- use a pizza cutter to cut brownies and add cornstarch to make a fluffier omelet. Some of the tips I had learned from my family, but it is fun to browse.
February 25, 2013
There were a few helpful hints but a lot may have been cheaper but not realistic. Not the best "helpful hints" book I've ever read. But like all of this genre, if you finish with a few ideas, the time was not wasted.
April 5, 2016
I checked this book out from the library. It is not book you sit down and read cover to cover, but a great resource to have on hand to help you with practical and economical solutions to problems around your house, car, and life!
March 6, 2014
Not for me. It's basically just one long list.
November 7, 2013
Not what I hoped it would. Out of date, most suggestions just weren't applicable.
January 31, 2013
This is a really useful book full of useful tips and information to save you money and time - handy to have about as you don't always want to go on line to find a solution.
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