[quote=squat300]The book that truly changed my financial life was the tightwad gazette.

Paid cash for it ten years ago. Still have it. I’d say my family is hundreds of thousands of dollars wealthier for having embraced it.

Skip lattes. Duh! Fucking rewash your sandwich baggies! Fight for every dime!!![/quote]

There’s a point where cheapness becomes a mental illness – living on expired food, buying store brand mac & cheese – which tastes like crap compared to Kraft.

Those things don’t add up to much, anyway – a few bucks a month. The real savings are in your housing and car. Sacrifice one bedroom, and drive it 6 or 8 years instead of 4.