A versatile author, shopping expert, media spokesperson, and public speaker, Jonni McCoy has been helping increase the shopping power of people since 1991. She has appeared on the Gayle King Show and The 700 Club, and radio programs such as Dr. Laura and FamilyLife Today. She has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, Woman's Day, and Woman's World magazines. Prior to motherhood, she spent ten years as a senior buyer for electronics firms. Jonni and her family make their home in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

With gas and food prices soaring, there's more need than ever before for Jonni McCoy's Miserly Moms. Jonni shares the money-saving strategies that allowed her family to transition from two incomes to one. These practical, proven strategies, tips, and recipes will help anyone live frugally without feeling deprived. Real-life examples show how anyone can learn to live more carefully and reach their financial goals. Now in its fourth edition, Miserly Moms is packed with even more ways to reduce a family's expenses and expose hidden living costs.

A favorite savings manual now updated for today's economy with proven tips for saving money on everything from groceries to insurance, over 150,000 in print.

McCoy, Jonni

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Introduction—Why This Book Is Different 

Preface—If I Can Do It, You Can Do It

1. Coming-Home Stories: What Some Moms Say About Their Decision

2. The Eleven Miserly Guidelines

3. GUIDELINE 1: Don’t Confuse Frugality With Depriving Yourself

4. GUIDELINE 2: Remove Little Wasters of Your Money

5. GUIDELINE 3: Keep Track of Food Prices

6. GUIDELINE 4: Don’t Buy Everything at the Same Store

7. GUIDELINE 5: Buy in Bulk Whenever Possible

8. GUIDELINE 6: Make Your Own Whenever Possible

9. GUIDELINE 7: Eliminate Convenience Foods

10. GUIDELINE 8: Cut Back on Meats

11. GUIDELINE 9: Waste Nothing

12. GUIDELINE 10: Institute a Soup-and-Bread or Baked-Potato Night

13. GUIDELINE 11: Cook Several Meals at Once and Freeze Them

14. Special Dietary Needs

15. Some Great Recipes

16. Be Wary of Warehouse Clubs

17. Stretch the Season

18. Marketing Tricks That You Need to Know

19. Celebrating With a Frugal Flair

20. Baby Care

21. The Cost of Working

22. Clothing

23. Help for the Working Mom

24. Getting the Husband Involved

25. Ten Ways to Get Kids to Save

26. Five Things I Wish I Knew About Money When I Was Younger

27. Medical Expenses and Insurance

28. Utilities

29. Crafts for Kids

30. Safer and Cheaper Cleaning Supplies

31. An Easy $10,000: Various Ways to Pocket Some Money

32. Five Questions I Get Asked Most Often

Appendix A: Menu Plans

Appendix B: Additional Resources

Presents the money-sharing strategies that allow the author's family to transition from two incomes to one. This book features practical, proven strategies, tips, and recipes that help to live frugally without feeling deprived.

With gas and food prices soaring, there's more need than ever before for Jonni McCoy's "Miserly Moms". Jonni shares the money-saving strategies that allowed her family to transition from two incomes to one. These practical, proven strategies, tips, and recipes will help anyone live frugally without feeling deprived. Real-life examples show how anyone can learn to live more carefully and reach their financial goals. Now in its fourth edition, "Miserly Moms" is packed with even more ways to reduce a family's expenses and expose hidden living costs.

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