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NBC's Today profiles one American family living just above the poverty line, but quite happily and comfortably. Watch author and self-professed cheapskate Jeff Yeager's take on such extreme thriftiness to see if you can learn anything from Jennifer and Michael, who claim to have found a simpler, more satisfying existence.
How to be a happy cheapskate: Q&A with Jeff Yeager, author of The Cheapskate Next Door
12:00PM 10/04/2010
Wealth, Economy, Credit, Economizer, Personal Finance, Family Money, Saving Money
In his latest book, The Cheapskate Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of Americans Living Happily Below Their Means (Broadway, 2010), the "Ultimate Cheapskate" Jeff Yeager (right) shares insights he gleaned from hundreds of self-described cheapskates. We sat down recently with Jeff and asked him to...
20 rules to live by for cheapskates
12:00PM 9/06/2010
Today, to be called a "cheapskate" is more like of a badge of honor. I'm betting a lot of people in Congress would be delighted to be called cheapskates, unlike this situation in the 1920's. And advice columnists today would probably suggest that a guy who doesn't spend too much on a date may be a...
When it comes to being frugal, Lauren Weber wrote the book. As the author of "In Cheap We Trust: The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue," just published by Little, Brown, she takes a long, affectionate look at thriftiness. She was raised by a dad who was so cheap, he would literally ration...
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