Cut Your Bills in Half

by Margaret Lydic Balitas (Managing Editor), Cheryl Winters Tetreau (Editor)

From easy home improvements to credit cards fees, here are thousands of tips to help you save thousands of dollars. It's not difficult to slash your discretionary bills by 30 percent to 100 percent - once you know how.

393 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

Reviews

[Dolly · Rating 3 out of 5]

While a lot of the information is dated, there are some good bits that are worth reading. For example, the section on keeping various types of food fresh is a good refresher and the section on ingredient substitutes is a handy reference. I also really liked the garden section, which highlights what plants to plant together, how to compost and the best ways to economically garden and reduce pests (without loads of chemicals!)

[Lynnea · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is pretty dated and most of the ideas are like, "duh!" (Turn off the lights when you aren't using them.) But I did get some utility saving ideas that I'm going to keep in mind: putting an isulated wrap on the hot water heater, a booster heater for the dishwasher, emptying a bucket of water from the hot water heater twice a year...

[Tangi · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book has some good ideas but is very out dated. It started with saying that postage is .$.25! But it makes you think of ways you can cut back but most you probably have already figured out. I wouldn't recomend this to anyone.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a great book on how to save and cut costs in many different ways.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lot of the same common-sense advice of other books. Some good recipes for cleaners and non-toxic garden sprays.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good book to get real life money saving tips.