701 Money Saving Tips: A Huge List For Frugal Living

by Ron Tomby

This is an easy to read money-saving guide. Each tip is presented as a bite-size, easy to digest list, perfect for list lovers! The book begins with general rules for saving money in today’s world. These guidelines help you develop a frugal lifestyle that does not sacrifice your quality of life. In this book, you will also learn about web sites, online tools and apps that you can use to save money and even get free stuff.

The rest of the book gives you detailed money saving ideas on food, home management, entertainment, financial services, health, and more! This is a great reference book to keep handy and reread all over again, until you master money-saving strategies and are able to train your mind to live frugally.

Genres: Money, Nonfiction, Finance

105 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 26, 2013

Reviews

[Anwen · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some useful tips. A lot are very US-centric (especially the health section), but there are some good, everyday tips here too.

[Melissa Barlow · Rating 3 out of 5]

Many good tips!

[Robin · Rating 3 out of 5]

701 Money Saving Tips by Ron Tomby is basically a list of tips to save money in your life. The book is divided into sections, with tips on saving on food ("Save on Groceries," "Bulk Buying," etc.), electricity and energy ("lights," "refrigerator & freezer," "Computers & Electronics", etc.), water, heating, cooling, driving & transportation, clothing, and other areas of our lives.

This book is great for someone just starting out in life on his or her own. While many of us who've been struggling to cut corners will find many of these tips no-brainers along the lines of "Well, duh, I've been doing that for years," there are still the occasional tip that one might not have thought of.

Great for those who are just starting out...and for those of us who've been around for a while, this one is best borrowed.

[Justin · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.25 - The book had lots of information but seemed like a lot of the tips were in there just to bulk up the list. The list format of the book made it easy to read. Most of the information was fairly basic.

Look for refurbished tech items with warranties. Canned fruits and vegetables are generally cheaper in smaller pieces. Refrigerators and freezers use the most electricity out of all appliances and roughly one sixth of our energy bills. Top freezer refrigerators are more efficient than side-by-side. Ice makers and water dispensers increase energy use. Uncovered food items in refrigerators produce moisture which makes the compressor work harder. Chest freezers are more efficient than upright freezers because the cold air stays inside when you open it. Front loading washing machines are more efficient than top loading.
Washing clothes in hot water is unnecessary. Separate heavy articles and lighter clothes when drying clothes. You can adjust the thermostat on your water heater to a lower temperature. Turn off your water heater if you will be out of town for a long time. Onehundredfreebooks is a good website to find free e-books. Paying insurance annually or semiannually can save money. Some insurance companies will give discounts for weather related renovations and security systems.

[Therese · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm always looking for ways to save money, but most of these were common sense or things I have read in other books. And then there were other tips that didn't apply to me at all since I don't own my own home or a car, etc. Still there were a couple of things that I didn't know about, so this might be beneficial to someone just starting out.

[Nicole · Rating 4 out of 5]

Save Resources

Many of the tips are to help save energy and resources. It is a good list to read to help save money. One tip I read reminded me of something my grandma did. Many of the tips you may know, others may be new or maybe your grandparents or parents used some of the tips to save. It is a good list for anyone to read but especially a young adult.

[Persy · Rating 1 out of 5]

Almost every tip in this book is common sense or common knowledge. I didn’t find anything new or insightful. Keep in mind I’m also 23 and not a wise 40 year old mom with a lot of life experience and I STILL didn’t gain anything.

Pointless read in my opinion. It also contained lots of careless spelling errors or extra punctuation. Felt slapped together.

[Theresa Ugenti · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good, but not a lot of new ideas

This was worth reading but i had read that there were many new tips in this book. I didn't find many.
What was new was listing websites where you can search for local deals, get deals for eating out, download coupons, etc.

[Jennifer Bennett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Many new ideas

Saving is something we all need to consider during these times. I found many tips I never thought of. I really enjoyed reading this book

[Sandra Bacon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good quick read. A few good resources given.

[Christine · Rating 2 out of 5]

This text does have useful ideas, but you probably have heard the bulk of them before reading this book. While it's useful as it is sorted by category, it's frustrating to deal with due to multiple instances of conflicting information.

[Elice Mcneely · Rating 1 out of 5]

Lots of Tips

If you're new to looking for ways to save money then this book would be great for you. I'm pretty much doing the tips it gives.... we took a financial course years ago and I've always been frugal!

[Kathy Larsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

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I will be taking notes and use some of the sites and I will use the advice given on how to save money.Thank you.
Kathy Larsen

[Amy Looney · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of the tips were similar to ones I have read elsewhere.

[Renae · Rating 3 out of 5]

The one I read before this had so much more to offer, of course, but I still found many useful tips in this book that I'm sure I'll have no trouble implementing into my life.

[Stella]

A huge variety of short tips for everyone.