Comments on: Why I Still Read The Tightwad Gazette

By: Valerie

Valerie — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 01:49:45 +0000

Found her interview from a few years ago on video. Had only read her books and had written interviews. She is wonderful and funny.

Love her tips. Her home is well kept up with painting – she did a whole article on that.

When studying how some people save money we do need to point out some advantages they have: her husband was in the military and that means a much less expensive health plan and a good retirement plan.

The typical $500.00 per month taken out of non military work or even paying private insurance totaling near $1,000.00 per month is a budget strain.

Then again, many military families struggle even with this perk.

By: dawn

dawn — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:21:45 +0000

The best thing about the Tightwad Gazette was knowing that Amy and her family truly lived it. I discovered the first TG and immediately subscribed to the newsletter. Once I started receiving the newsletter I sent for all the issues I missed in between the book and my first newsletter only to receive my check back with a note that the second book would be out and contain those issues. My check was for $26 the book cost about $13. If ever I needed proof that they wanted to educate people and it wasn’t just about making money that little act was it.

By: BP

BP — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:25:42 +0000

Love the TG. Amy’s ideas have saved/earned me hundreds of thousands of dollars. But apart from that, Amy is a fabulous writer. I’d go as far as to say that The Complete TG is my favorite book.

By: Rebekah

Rebekah — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 02:01:40 +0000

I’ve actually been re-reading TG the last couple of weeks in preparation for parenthood.

By: De

De — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 20:01:43 +0000

I reread the signed copy of TG Amy sent me to thank me for the idea I submitted. It never gets stale..

By: Diane C

Diane C — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 18:01:53 +0000

Inspired by Amy D, every February, I have a “Buy Nothing” month. Yup, not even food. To help me stay on track and avoid feeling deprived, I re-read my big blue Complete TG, (purchased used, of course). I never fail to find something new or be reminded of an idea I’d forgotten about. Glad to know I have so many TG friends out there in the world. Somewhere in cyberspace there’s a recent-ish interview with her. Google it for a real treat.

By: Lori

Lori — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:29:06 +0000

I read this book all the time! It is applicable to life….it does reset your retail sense and puts you back on track. She needs to come out of retirement and write one for the internet age.

By: shirley pie

shirley pie — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:10:50 +0000

i consider the complete tightwad gazette a bible too- many items don’t pertain to me – no kids for one thing- can apply to dogs though- the story about ice cream cones at the mall is one- it helps put so many things in perspective- some of the best concepts- number of wow’s per $, working to maintain things you don’t need or even really care about, net pay is huge. i keep mine handy and reread on a regular basis.

By: PJ

PJ — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:28:47 +0000

I’m the kind of person who gets rid of old stuff — a minimalist of sorts. And yet I have all of the old newsletters still, as well as the books. I just can’t let them go. I, too read them about once a year. Thanks for the reminder of why I do that. It keeps me on track.

By: Angie unduplicated

Angie unduplicated — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 13:13:25 +0000

My ragged copies of “Gazette”, “Mother Earth New Almanac”, and “HowTo Live On Nothing” were my frugality library for many years. I’m waiting for savvy publishers to reissue them as e-books.