Reading Level: Adult Non-Fiction
I feel guilty for admitting that I read this book, mainly because it's already more than 7 days overdue, which I've spent almost a dollar reading it! While that goes against what "America's Cheapest Family" is trying to teach me, the book is so good and so helpful, I couldn't help but read it to the end. I consider that dollar in late fees an investment in my own future. Plus, buying the book from their website (AmericasCheapestFamily.com) would be $15, so I've saved $14 dollars thanks to this book in the least. But if thinking about money all the time and in every aspect of your life is your bag, this is The book for you.
I've read several other books in this genre recently, thanks to the "Extreme Couponing" TV show, which got me thinking about saving money in this crap economy. But the other books deal primarily with saving at the supermarket, while this book also handles how to save on your house payments, your home and car insurance, how to get out of debt, how to teach your kids about money-in other words, this book is about your entire life and money. Any monetary decisions, this book has it handled, which is why it has taken me so long to read, since I couldn't afford to skip even one chapter! The story of the Economides family is heart-warming, as not only the parents but also the kids get to weigh in on the way they live. The book is about changing the reader's attitude toward money, and credit, and as such, is a refreshing veiwpoint in a world that seems to push consumerism at every turn. As they say, it's about living better, while spending less, and who doesn't love that?
Submitted by Gerti
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