While I hope that you can get all of the frugal living advice that you need right here, it is sometimes nice to be able to curl up with a good book. I often reread frugal living books, as well as my own blogs when I need a little boost or reminder to hunker down and save some money.
Rather than give you specific titles of books for frugal living, I thought that it might be more helpful to talk about which categories of books you should be looking at to help you live frugally, while many books that have frugal living as a subject or title can help save you money, there are also many other books that don’t call themselves “frugal books” but can equally save you money. You might overlook these types of books when searching about frugal living.
Gardening
Growing your own food is frugal indeed, and where can you learn this art better than in a gardening book? Choose books that focus on vegetable and edible plants for your area.
DIY
If you can learn how to make your own repairs and home improvements, you will certainly save a lot of money. Plumbers charge $25 on average just to change a 25 cent washer! Learn all that you can about doing it yourself (including when to call a professional) and you can save thousands of dollars a year.
Cookbooks
Cooking from scratch will reduce your food bill. You can prepare a big meal for 4 for under $5 instead of buying a restaurant meal for $45. Pick up books on freezer cooking and crock pot cooking, too. If you really want to be sufficient, learn how to make your own expensive foods, such as yogurt, butter and bread.
Historical Novels
While you might not normally think of novels as instruction for frugal living, a well-researched novel set in a previous time can show you how people got by with less of the modern conveniences. I was inspired to make my own inexpensive laundry soap by a novel set in colonial times.
Mary Ann Romans writes about everything related to saving money in the Frugal Blog, creating a home in the Home Blog, caring for little ones in the Baby Blog and now relationships in the Marriage Blog. You can read more of her articles by clicking here or subscribe to the blog using the subscription box on the right.
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