Frugal book review - America's Cheapest Family - Steve and Annette Economides

Frugal book review - America’s Cheapest Family - Steve and Annette Economides

July 30th, 2008 | Posted in Book reviews

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This week I have been using my evening time to catch up on some reading. You see, a while back, I had taken the book “America’s Cheapest Family” out from the local library, but had never had a chance to get into it. Now it’s coming time to return the book, so I figured I better crack that baby open before doing so. Here are my opinions:

The first thing I noticed is, Steve and Annette have a writing style that is very easy to read and keep reading. Also, the book is clear and well layed out, flowing very nicely from point to point. I had a hard time putting it down once I (finally) started reading.

Their family, “The Economides” are living the frugal life, even with children in tow. It’s really neat the ways they incorporate frugality into their lives, and even offer views from the perspectives of their five children. Now, some of the ideas presented are a tad extreme (they suggest doing with out a computer, gasp!), but they also recognize that there are different levels of thrifty behavior, and that everyone needs to find a personal comfort level with frugality.

The chapter on budgeting is especially strong, so if you need help in that department, or are new to a frugal lifestyle, definitely look that over.

Whether you will enjoy this book or not probably depends on why you enjoy frugal books in the first place. I like frugal books because I find them inspiring, and I’m interested to see how others fit frugal practices into their daily lives. If you’ve read a lot of frugal books or are a cheapskate from way back, you’re probably not going to learn a ton of new things, but if you enjoy frugal books for the same reasons I do, you’ll still enjoy this one.

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