Debt Free, Cashed Up and Laughing : The Cheapskates way to living the good life

by Cath Armstrong

Stressed by rising interest rates, your increasing mortgage repayments, the cost of petrol (and bananas!) and your credit card bill? The cheapskates way to getting yourself out of the financial bind will help you make surprising savings.



DEBt FREE, CASHED UP AND LAUGHING will teach you how to save money on everyday household items with handy practical hints and tips. It will show you how to pay off your credit card and any outstanding debts and begin to save money so that you can enjoy a fun-filled life with no more financial anxiety. Savings can be made in every single area of your life and literally thousands of dollars can be saved depending on the hints and tips you choose to follow.

Genres: Nonfiction, Money

250 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2007

Reviews

[Wendy White · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mum forced this into my hands when I told her I was saving money for a few future adventures. I was sceptical (mostly because the title sounded cheesy) but the tips provided some nice validation of the stuff I already do, and there were a few ideas I hadn't tried before, mostly in the cleaning section.

Actually, the cleaning section was the best bit. I already use baking soda and vinegar for a lot of my cleaning, but this book goes into way more detail with some great task-specific mixes of various cheap, green cleaning solutions. And as it's an Aussie book the brand recommendations are actually familiar to me for once. The single drop of coloured dye to differentiate your re-purposed cleaning bottles is a good idea, as I often get them confused.

So while I'm pretty much already a cheapskate it only took a couple hours to read and I got a few new ideas.

[Rachael · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have read a few self help finance books. They all seem to say pretty much the same things which seem really obvious to me.

I did like the part on Making your own cleaners though as its something I wanted to start doing as my cleaners run out.

[Mandy · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay, a few little handy hints but that's about all, nothing hugely eye-opening.

[Kay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bought this on impulse, will see what I think of it.
Edit: Skimmed through it, knew most of it, will give it to someone I know who really needs it!

[Olwen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great value!

[Deyara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked the cleaning recipes, and hints for pets. I also am going to start a price-book, finally!

[Jaq · Rating 3 out of 5]

Great ideas, and some good recipes. Quick to read too which is a bonus.

[Scott Galfond · Rating 3 out of 5]

good book