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What do I love about: How to spend less without being miserable?
Richard Templar in his book how to spend less without being miserable reiterates common sense approach to saving/ reducing our everyday expenses.
I particularly find this book easy to read and straight to the point. The author uses simple everyday examples to illustrates ways to save $ that eventually adds up. The good news is you can do this without feeling overly frugal and miserable.
There are times when you know you just need to cut down a bit, reduce your outgoings, keep a bit of a rein on the amount you spend. Yet for most of us, that makes us feel downright depressed even before we start. But reducing your spending doesn’t mean taking the fun out of life. Oh no. If you’re clever about it, life can be just as good it just costs you less.
This is the book to show you how, in Richard Templar’s inimitable blend of originality, wisdom, practicality and funny straight talking. With the current world financial situation, things are going to be tight for a while for many of us even if they weren’t already and we’ll need to find ways to make sure the money we have goes further. How to Spend Less without being miserable is full of techniques and strategies for cutting down on expenditure. As you’d expect with Templar, there’ll be loads of common sense with a quirky take and plenty of fun.
What do I not love about: How to spend less without being miserable?
Who should read: How to spend less without being miserable?
Any personal development or law of attraction enthusiasts will definitely love this.
Who should not read: How to spend less without being miserable?
Everyone should read it.
Notes from how to spend less without being miserable
- Always know your budget
- Save time
- Make bargaining hunting a hobby
- Hoard your savings
- Don’t play with pretend money (Credit Card)
- Don’t Window shop
- Sell things
- Use big money( High-value note is harder to break )
- Get online
- Imagine yourself without it. If you can survive, then let go
- Put it away before you get it
- Look for cheap thrills
- Know when a bargain is not a bargain
- Carry cash
- Think Green
- Use coupons
- Calculate its price per wear
- Ask yourself if you need it
- Book vacations late
- Save gas
- Get your kids involved
- Free food
- Stay in
- Join mailing list
- Shop for quality not quantity
- Cook for yourself
- Avoid bottle water
- Shop in January sales
- Use cheap gifts wraps
- Think hard about your insurance
- Decide what it’s worth.