| Preface: The Dawning of the Age of the Cheapskate |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction: Cheapskates: They're Everywhere and They're Loving Life |
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Chapter 1 The Phrenology of Frugality: 16 Idiosyncrasies of the Cheapskate Mind |
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Chapter 2 Good Habits Are Hard to Break |
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Chapter 3 Money Management, Cheapskate Style |
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Chapter 4 The Oxygen Mask Approach to Raising Kids |
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Chapter 5 Thrift: The Greenest Shade of Green |
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Chapter 6 Clean Your Plate...and Save $1,500 a Year |
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110 | (9) |
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Chapter 7 Come on and Take a FREE Ride |
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Chapter 8 We Can't Retire. We Went out to Dinner Instead |
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129 | (8) |
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Chapter 9 The Joys of Horse Trading |
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137 | (11) |
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Chapter 10 Break the Mortgage Chains that Bind Thee |
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148 | (10) |
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Chapter 11 Bon Appe-cheap! Come on into the Cheapskate's Kitchen |
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158 | (18) |
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Chapter 12 Don't Laugh. It Gets Me There...and It's Paid For |
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176 | (10) |
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Chapter 13 Cheapskates Come out of the Closet |
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186 | (11) |
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Chapter 14 Insurance: Betting on Yourself |
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197 | (11) |
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Chapter 15 Cheapskates Just Wanna Have Fun |
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Chapter 16 Back to the Future? |
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| Sources |
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