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Frugal Living Book List


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BOOKS FOR THE FRUGAL LIBRARY
 
Notes:
        1. Get books from the Public Library first; Borrow from a
        friend second; Buy at a Used Book Store third; Buy new fourth.
 
        2. Look for other books by the same author; also look for the
        most recent/revised edition in print. Each author has only one
        book mentioned to save on space.
 
        3. Some information is dated and other information is timeless.
 
        4. I am looking for references on Mobile Home Living, furniture
        upholstering/ repair, alternative communities, & low/no cost 
        legal assistance.
 
Title                           Author(s)                       Year
 
GENERIC FRUGAL LIFESTYLE BOOKS
 
Choose to Reuse                 Nikki & David Goldbeck
Living Cheaply With Style       Ernest Callenbach               1993
Penny Pinching                  Lee & Barbara Simmons
Your Money or Your Life         Joe Dominguez & Vicky Robin     1992
The Tightwad Gazette I & II     Amy Dacyczyn                    1992/95
Voluntary Simplicity            Duane Elgin                     1993
How To Live Cheap But Good      Martin Poriss                   1971
Muddling Toward Frugality       Warren Johnson                  1978
The Penny Pincher's Almanac     Dean King                       1992
Eat Well on $50 a Week          Rhonda Barfield                 1993
Live Rich When You're Not       Rebecca Greer
Best of The Cheapskate Monthly  Mary Hunt                       1993
Smart Cents                     Ron & Melodie Moore
Creative Loafing                Marilyn Heimberg Ross
Cheap Tricks                    Andy Dappen                     1992
Simple Living                   Frank Levering & Wanda Urbanska 1992
Homesteading in the City        Nancy Seligman                  1975
The Consumer Survival Book      Marvin Bittinger
Living More With Less           Doris Janzen Longacre           1980
Living on a Shoestring          Mike Edelhart                   1980
Cheaper and Better              Nancy Birnes                    1987
Scrooge Investing (frugality)   Mark Skousen                    1994
Never Through Out a Banana      Darcie Sanders & Martha Bullen  1995
  Again
Loving & Leaving the Good Life  Helen Nearing                   1992
How to Live on Nothing          Joan Ranson Shortney            1971
Beating The System              Larry Roth                      1995
 
 
 
 
OTHER BOOKS ON FRUGAL RELATED TOPICS
 
/**     Building, Repairs, & Maintenance                                **/
How to Fix Damn Near Everything Franklin Peterson               1977
Short Kutz (Clothing Repair)    Melanie Graham                  1991
Car Talk                        Tom & Ray Magliozzi             1991
Appliance Repair for
  Dummies
Auto Repair for Dummies         Deanna Sclar                    1988
How to Build Almost Anything    Mike & Carolyn Russell          1993
  Starting with Practically 
  Nothing
Easy Sewing for Adults          Leila Alpel
Reuse, Repair, Recycle          Jan McHarry                     1993
 
 
 
/**     Personal Finance, Earning a Living, & Education                 **/
Making the Most of Your Money   Jane Bryant Quinn               1991
Personal Finance for Dummies    Eric Tyson                      1994
The Wealthy Barber              David Chilton                   1990
The Wealthy Procrastinator      Henry Cimmer                    1993
The Only Investment Guide       Andrew Tobias                   1996
  You'll Ever Need
Straight Talk On Money          Ken & Daria Dolan               1993
Winning the Insurance Game      Ralph Nader
Financial Sanity                Robert A. Ortalda               1989
How to survive without a        Charles Long                    1992
  salary
Making a Living Without a Job   Barbera Winters                 1993
Working from Home               Paul & Sarah Edwards            1990
Six Months Off                  Henry Holt                      1996
College Degrees by Mail         John Bear                       1996
The Electronic University       Peterson's Guides
The Richest Man in Babylon      George Classon                  1955
The Employee Strikes Back       John Rapoport & Brian Zevnik
Cashing In on the American      Paul Terhorst                   1988
  Dream
Money While You Sleep           R.D. Bly                        1995
Whole Life Economics            Barbara Brandt                  1995
How To Get out of Debt, Stay    Jerrold Mundie
  Out of Debt and Live
  Prosperously
Saving Money Any Way You Can    Mike Yorkey
 
 
 
/**     Housing, Residences, Accommodations, & Domestic Activities      **/
Trading Places                  Bill & Mary Barbour
Worldwide Travel Accommodations
  Guide
Hostelling North America        American Youth Hostels          1994
The Wonderful World of Vacation Bill & Mary Barbour
  Home Exchanging
The $50 and Up Underground      Mike Oehler
  House Book
The Straw Bale House            Athena Steen                    1994
Clean Your House & Everything   Eugenia Chapman & Jill Major    1991
  in It
Soap Recipes                    Elaine C. White                 1995
Consumer Guide to Home Energy   Alex Wilson & John Morrill      1991
  Savings
 
 
/**     Gardening, Food, & Cooking                                      **/
Square Foot Gardening           Mel Bartholomew                 1981
The Use-It-Up Cookbook          Lois Carlson Willard
More-With-Less Cookbook         Doris Janzen Longacre           1976
Complete I Hate to Cook Book    Peg Bracken                     1986
Once a Month Cooking            Mimi Wilson                     1986
Beyond Beef                     Jeremy Rifkin                   1992
How to Cook a Wolf              M. F. K. Fisher                 1988
Cut Your Food Bill in Half      Barbara Salsbury & C. Loveless
The Perennial Garden            Marilyn & Jeff Ball
The Victory Garden Flower Book  Bob Thompson
Year Round Vegetable Gardener   Anne Halpin
Make Your Own Breakfast Cereal  Stephen Jewett
The Handbook of the Nutritional U.S.D.A.
  Content of Foods 2
Putting Food By                 Janet Greene                    1988
Anything Grows                  Sheryl London                   1984
Worms Eat My Garbage            Mary Appelhof                   1982
Elenor's Solar Cookbook
Solar Cooking Naturally
Cooking with the Sun            Beth Halacy                     1992
Stories and Recipes from the    Rita Van Amber
  Great Depression
Root Cellaring                  Mike & Nancy Bubel              1991
The Campus Survival Cookbook    Jaqueline Wood & J.S. Gilchrist
The Penniless Vegetarian        David Scott                     1992
Unmentionable Cousine           Calvin Schwabe                  1979
Cheap Eating                    Pat Edwards                     1993 
 
 
 
 
/**     Unusual & Specific Frugal Topics                                **/
How to Lie with Statistics      Darrell Huff                    1954
Unplug the Christmas Machine    Jo Robinson & Jean Coppack      1991
Reuses                          Carolyn Jabs
How To Have A Big Wedding On    Diane Warner                    1992
  A Small Budget
1001 Ways to Save Money and     Sharon Naylor
  Still Have a Dazzling
  Wedding
Secrets of Warmth               Hal Weiss                       1988
Art and Science of Dumpster     John Hoffman                    1993
  Diving
Doctor's Book of Home Remedies  Rodale Press                    1993
United We Stand                 Ross Perot                      1992
Call to Economic Arms           Paul Tsongas
Caring for Your Own Dead        Lisa Carlson                    1987
Dealing Creatively with Death   Ernest Morgan                   1994
Simplify Your Life              Elaine St. James                1994
Care of the Soul                Thomas Moore                    1992
Wholesale by Mail Catalog       Print Project                   1995
Consumer Reports Buying Guide   Consumer Union                  ----
The Secret Guide to Computers   Russ Walter                     1995
Places Rated Almanac            David Savageau                  1993
How to Toilet-Train Your Cat    Paul Kunkel                     1991
How to Want What You Have       Timothy Miller
Garage Sale Manual              Dana G. Morykan & H.L. Rinker
The Complete Garage Sale Kit    Diana Rix & Monica Rix Paxson
Garage Sale Magic               Michael & Pam Williams          1994
Urban Survival Handbook         John Wiseman                    1991
Make Your Own Camping Equipment Robert Sumner                   1976      
 
Back to Basics                  Reader's Digest                 1981