The Little Book of Big Savings: 351 Practical Ways to Save Money Now Paperback – August 18, 2009

THE LITTLE BOOK OF BIG SAVINGS: 351 pRACTICAL WAYS TO SAVE MONEY NOW, by Ellie Kay, is an excellent little primer that one can easily hold in one hand. Larger than most mass-market paperbacks, yet smaller than the average trade paperback, it has nice large print, and all 351 tips arranged under logical chapter headings,and in a paragraph or so each -- which is great for people like me, whose attention-span has been blasted to smithereens by decades of watching TV with commercials interrupting the programs every 15 minutes!This book is fast, easy, and very informative reading!The main reason I bought this book was that a preview of it was offered here on Amazon. I not only saw the nice little bite-size "bits" into which this book was organized, but I actually found TWO toll-free information numbers! That's right -- no more paying for "Directory Assistance" when using these 800 numbers. (Or, that is, one of them. Sadly, one of the 800 numbers is no longer active. But the thought comes to me that maybe new ones have spung up? At any rate, an updae, and/or a volume 2 would be very welcome, although 90% of the hints in this volume are timeless!In the back of this book, is an ad for another of Ms. Kay's books, this one entitled "Living Rich For Less", and featuring a picture of a smiling, "glammed-up" Ms.Kay. It's definitely worth a look, and I'm going to see what others say about it on Amazon. If it's as good as this book is, I definitely will get it. And I think that a set of both books might make a wonderful present -- especially a wedding present!__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __There are only two things with which I find fault in this book. 1) There is NO INDEX, so it's harder to get to EXACTLY what you want to read, as the Chapter Headings are only very general in nature, and 2) The paper-type used for this book seems to be only medium-quality sulphite paper. And sulphite paper of ANY kind, has a "built-in destruction" factor -- it will slowly disintegrate over the years. (See the PBS DVD "Slow Fires", which explains the process, and/or look up "sulphite paper" on the internet.) The sad thing is that archival paper -- the white, white paper seen in some books, is no more expensive to produce than sulphite paper! It is only the EQUIPMENT to produce it that must be all new, because the same equipment will not produce both sulphite and archival paper. It's a ONE-TIME expense! But too few publishers are buying the new equipment. : ( In the meantime, I use the stop-gap method of coating the edges of my sulphite paper books with "Magic" and other markers...which, like the amber-coloured, transparent plastic that is put protectively inside some store windows, keeps the damaging rays of the sun off my books....a bit, anyway.Books are precious. Money-saving books like this are perhaps moe precious than most. PLEASE, publishers -- buy that archival-paper making equipement!

Easy to read, and filled with practical ways to save money. Many I never thought of.

The is very helpful.

Heard this advertised on the radio - it is an excellent resource! Every household should have it on their shelf!

I LOVE this book! Definitely worth the purchase! Already have ideas to save a lot of money!

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I love this book. So many money saving ideas. You won't be disappointed.

My wife loves the book. I bought it for a financial class I'm leading and the students like it too