This book looked interesting, save money and have a better quality of life - I'll go with that!
But I have to admit it was a bit of a disappointment, although the opening chapters about happiness and the pursuit of more 'things' was interesting the main body of the book - the 365 tips - was quite frankly un-original, and in many way unhelpful.
Maybe it's me. We I live a relatively frugal life, we rarely eat out or visit the theatre/cinema, we don't buy expensive ready meals or eat take aways, all our clothes are from charity shops and we don't allow supermarkets and big stores to fool us into thinking that BOGOFFs are good value.
So, although there are lots of ideas very few of them are new to me - and to be honest short of taking up the advice to jack it all in and go and live in another country (which without a job would be more difficult in my opinion), there is little that this book can tell me.
If you are already careful with your money and don't waste cash on extravagances there is little here for you.
Just to give a flavour of the advice: -
- make a shopping list and stick to it
- don't buy on credit
- avoid branded goods
- mend and make do
- don't live in London
- renovate don't replace
- cut up credit cards
- get an extra job
- plan to work for longer
- don't give adult children too much money
- turn down the thermostat
- line-dry your clothes
- shower don't bathe
- don't travel first class unless you really have to
Does any man REALLY pay £40 a month for a haircut, and do people REALLY feel that having Jamie Oliver saucepans will make their cooking better?
No, this book had potential but for me didn't really live up to it. Shame.
Bought on Green Metropolis. 5th to 13th July 2009
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