Miserly Moms

by Kevin T on 2011-05-19
I love this book, it opened my eyes 13 years ago that it often costs more to work, than stay at home - an empowering tool for many stay-at-home parents. Practical advice and fun recipes. The "Evaluate the true cost of food" thing works for me because much of the "coupon" food these days is overprocessed junk anyway that we don't buy. Just read the labels for the stuff that many food coupons are good for, and you can make it healthier and simpler yourself, and some of her recipes start you off with that. The method she introduces takes a little work with a calculator and record-keeping, but then you really see what you're spending per ounce, etc. It also veers you away from Warehouse deals unless you do the math and the savings truly exists. I still use the pancake and playdough recipes every week or so.

by DESIREE L on 2009-09-09
I agree with Robin's review of this book. "Miserly Moms" covers a lot of basic ideas that will be helpful for a person that is new to penny pinching, however, if that doesn't describe you, pinch your pennies and use your public library to check this book out before purchasing.

by ROBIN E. W on 2009-04-23
This is an okay book, but most of the ideas weren't knew to me and I disagree with many of them. The whole thing about using coupons not saving you money over just shopping when stuff is on sale just didn't make sense. What about using coupons with the sale prices? Most people are surprised about how much I get very inexpensively or even free that way. Anyway, I'd recommend picking this one up through the library or interlibrary loan system and even then it is probably only really useful to someone that is totally ignorant about penny pinching. For those of us that have been cutting corners for a long time this book is pretty much all review.