It’s time for another book giveaway on Move To Portugal and this time it’s my favourite book on frugality: The Complete Tightwad Gazette, Amy Dacyczyn’s brilliant 900 page plus tome ‘that promotes thrift as a viable alternative lifestyle’.
If you’re learning about frugality and want to learn more, then this is the book for you.
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How do you enter:
To enter:
- Leave a comment below telling me your favourite frugal practice or habit
- Retweet {RT} this post on Twitter and let me know in the comments that you have done this
Rules:
- Giveaway closes Midnight {GMT} Monday 14th June 2010
- Maximum two entries per person {comment and retweet}
- All entries to be given a number and the winner to be chosen by Random.org
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hmmm, I make my own cleaning products out of baking soda, vinegar and essential oils. Maybe more than that though – I made my own deodorant.
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Making things from scratch is my favourite. It’s so fun to make something for 1/3rd or less of what it’d cost to buy!
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My favourite frugal practice is to make all my own (and my son and husband’s) packed lunches (even down to baking the cakes and biscuits) and to not buy pre-packed or cafe food.
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It’s 900+ pages??? Everyone tells me it’ll be a good book to make habit of. And since you’re doing a giveaway… I’ll give it try. If I don’t win, then I’ll pick it up…find someone let me borrow their copy for a long time {#catfight} ; )
I tweeted this morn, but it seems Twitter is having over capacity issues. Don’t be surprised if I tweet multiple times {as my 1 count}. PR. It’s good for the blog.
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I raised my son with the jar system of dividing up his cash – short term (instant gratification purchases), mid term (had to wait at least a month), long term (substantial purchases: college, car etc), charity and gifts. It worked well until he got older and started using credit cards.
I use the same method of saving cash, substituting the jars with envelopes. It works well for me.
I LOVE Amy Dacyczyn!
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I tweeted about the giveaway
https://twitter.com/KarenZupancic/status/15797278550
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Well, I’m not currently very good at being frugal, which is why I need this book!
I’ve been trying to be more mindful of the things I spend money on recently – when I pick something up I ask myself whether I really do need it, and if it will improve my life in some way. Sounds obvious I know, but I’ve spent so much money on impulse buys and things I think will cheer me up.
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I make my own laundry soap using; grated olive oil soap, borax and washing soda. Add 1 tablespoon to the wash and my clothes come out clean every time.
Thanks for offering this great competition, I am keeping my fingers crossed. x
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I use towels instead of papertowels. And I reuse aluminum foil.
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I do … all the obvious stuff. Cloth products instead of paper, keep the heat low, use the library. I want to up my game which is why I’d love this book — I want more ideas!
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I hang everything to dry, either outside on the line or inside on a rod installed in the family room. I also have drying racks for underclothes. No dryer use. Only wash in cold water. I have even gotten my husband to pretreat any stains, so less need to buy new clothes.
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Stock up on consumables. By having stuff on hand, you can wait until you find a real bargain to buy more instead of having to run out every few days and pay whatever the current prices may be. A stocked pantry means you can buy most everything on sale from now on.
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I convinced my husband to stop going to the hairdresser and to let me cut his hair – especially after we did the math and realized that it would save us about $600 a year. Also, we’re total food and wine lovers, so as much as I love to cook, we love dining out. We’ve made it sort of a rule that we’re only allowed to by food once a day – like if we know we’re going out to dinner that night, we can’t get lazy and pick up lunch as well.
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It´s difficult to pick just one frugal practice as I´m trying to apply as many as I can in different categories: food, entertainment, hairdresser, clothes, etc. Even saving on small things became fun: free ketchup & free sugar packets.
I´m happy with my wardrobe reduction and the choice of not buying new clothes. It´s making my life a lot simpler (save washing, energy, time, ironing, etc).
I was very lucky to have won your last giveaway and I´m grateful I did because that book was really inspiring and helpful to my PF journey.
Now..this one´s your favorite… it must be a good read too so I´m joining the giveaway.
Retweet done tonight.
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