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"Live More Spend Less is the ultimate guide to saving money without compromising your standard of living. It's perfect reading for anyone worried about surviving the credit crunch, or who just wants to make their money work harder without sacrificing on life's little luxuries. Learn where to buy designer clothes for less, to make your own beauty products, plan a holiday on a budget, start your own business and loads more. It's easy to read and packed with clever, practical tips you'll wish you'd thought of!"
Jennifer McEwan, Features Editor, My Weekly
-- My Weekly
'What a wonderful collection of tips and ideas, ... Sarah's book offers excellent quick recipes not only for cheap, nutritious family meals but also for simple 'do it yourself' skincare and cleaning solutions. By putting into place many of the ideas in this book you will not only save money, you'll also be healthier and you can tick the eco box almost without trying.' --Janey Lee Grace, Author of Imperfectly Natural Woman, www.imperfectlynatural.com.
'Live More Spend Less is the ultimate guide to saving money without compromising your standard of living. It's perfect reading for anyone worried about surviving the credit crunch, or who just wants to make their money work harder without sacrificing on life's little luxuries. Learn where to buy designer clothes for less, to make your own beauty products, plan a holiday on a budget, start your own business and loads more. It's easy to read and packed with clever, practical tips you'll wish you'd thought of!' --Jennifer McEwan, Features Editor, My Weekly.
'Well worth getting.' -- www.lowcostliving.co.uk.
'You can dip in and out of this book and find plenty of practical advice and guidance on how to do the things you really enjoy and save money.' --Moneywise Magazine.
'I like this book, amongst the myriad of this type of book that are available today this one stands out...highly recommended for all people living on a limited budget.'
--www.student-express.co.uk.
Jennifer McEwan, Features Editor, My Weekly
-- My Weekly
'What a wonderful collection of tips and ideas, ... Sarah's book offers excellent quick recipes not only for cheap, nutritious family meals but also for simple 'do it yourself' skincare and cleaning solutions. By putting into place many of the ideas in this book you will not only save money, you'll also be healthier and you can tick the eco box almost without trying.' --Janey Lee Grace, Author of Imperfectly Natural Woman, www.imperfectlynatural.com.
'Live More Spend Less is the ultimate guide to saving money without compromising your standard of living. It's perfect reading for anyone worried about surviving the credit crunch, or who just wants to make their money work harder without sacrificing on life's little luxuries. Learn where to buy designer clothes for less, to make your own beauty products, plan a holiday on a budget, start your own business and loads more. It's easy to read and packed with clever, practical tips you'll wish you'd thought of!' --Jennifer McEwan, Features Editor, My Weekly.
'Well worth getting.' -- www.lowcostliving.co.uk.
'You can dip in and out of this book and find plenty of practical advice and guidance on how to do the things you really enjoy and save money.' --Moneywise Magazine.
'I like this book, amongst the myriad of this type of book that are available today this one stands out...highly recommended for all people living on a limited budget.'
--www.student-express.co.uk.
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Do you want - or need - to live more economically? If the idea of a frugal existence does not appeal, don't panic. This book is designed to show you how to live more - but spend less. Live More, Spend Less is for dipping in and out of - as and when you need to. It is not a guide to going without, or to re-using teabags or washing used cling film. It tells you what you need to know to save money without missing out on the good things in life: - Great food ideas and recipes - Money-saving tips for grocery shopping - How to make your own cleaning products - How to earn extra money - Make-up savvy - How to save on utility bills - Brilliant budget clothing - Making do and mending -And much more
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10 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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I've reviewed this book twice already but my reviews keep failing to show. The first one was venonous as I was deeply irritated by some of the dafter recommendations, the second one was merely quite rude. I'll attempt to keep this one fair. But I honestly don't think it's worth buying.
What I found strange was that these days, when we usually link saving money with sustainability, this one seems not to take the slightest bit of notice of the issues affecting anything outside small villages in the west of England. It recommends shopping for children's clothes at charity shops - which is good - and Primark - OK if you want to save money, but not if you want to make sure there's a habitable world for the kids you're buying for.
As for living more, how about free concerts, museums, walks, parks, festivals. We're recommended playing ball games in the garden and going to the Eden Centre. There's also a section about how to protect your kids from the dark side of the internet, which is fine, but nothing to do with living more or spending less.
There are pages on making your own natural cosmetics, with ingredients that are really expensive. You're better off going to Lush if you want handmade, fresh face masks. The book names loads of brands; i'm allowing myself one too.
To sum up, I find it confused. It reads like a collection of varied columns and features assembled to make a book, but it doesn't match the title and there are many, many better books that would give you the information you need if you really want to live more and spend less.
What I found strange was that these days, when we usually link saving money with sustainability, this one seems not to take the slightest bit of notice of the issues affecting anything outside small villages in the west of England. It recommends shopping for children's clothes at charity shops - which is good - and Primark - OK if you want to save money, but not if you want to make sure there's a habitable world for the kids you're buying for.
As for living more, how about free concerts, museums, walks, parks, festivals. We're recommended playing ball games in the garden and going to the Eden Centre. There's also a section about how to protect your kids from the dark side of the internet, which is fine, but nothing to do with living more or spending less.
There are pages on making your own natural cosmetics, with ingredients that are really expensive. You're better off going to Lush if you want handmade, fresh face masks. The book names loads of brands; i'm allowing myself one too.
To sum up, I find it confused. It reads like a collection of varied columns and features assembled to make a book, but it doesn't match the title and there are many, many better books that would give you the information you need if you really want to live more and spend less.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Here we have a book written off the back of the current financial climate, none the worse for that, and does probably have some relevance.
As the author suggests this is much more of a book to dip in and out of and I certainly found it hard going to read page after page of handy tips delivered with a slightly patronising slant!
However, much of Sarah Flowers advice is good, sound common sense, the recipe section I felt was a little basic and unimaginative but the cleaning section and beauty chapters were great and I picked up a lot of ideas.
I think that it could feel quite dated quickly due to the lists of web sites and organisations that can prove quite transient, it would however provide good food for thought for anyone wanting to start the year with a new outlook on life.
As the author suggests this is much more of a book to dip in and out of and I certainly found it hard going to read page after page of handy tips delivered with a slightly patronising slant!
However, much of Sarah Flowers advice is good, sound common sense, the recipe section I felt was a little basic and unimaginative but the cleaning section and beauty chapters were great and I picked up a lot of ideas.
I think that it could feel quite dated quickly due to the lists of web sites and organisations that can prove quite transient, it would however provide good food for thought for anyone wanting to start the year with a new outlook on life.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Very easy to read, and based on a great idea for us all to live well without spending more. But I found this to be a tiny bit patronising (i.e. wear more clothes if cold, don't put warm food in the fridge), and lacking in real substantial tips and advice.
Set out in chapters on each area from shopping to home cleaning, I really didn't find anything I didn't know already from common sense or reading newspapers and magazines. Indeed, it felt like an overly long feature article for a magazine!
I enjoyed the read, but am not feeling any more savvy as a result!
Set out in chapters on each area from shopping to home cleaning, I really didn't find anything I didn't know already from common sense or reading newspapers and magazines. Indeed, it felt like an overly long feature article for a magazine!
I enjoyed the read, but am not feeling any more savvy as a result!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
always in need of money saving tips
another great read......saving money must be the most important thing in our lifes!!!!! I gathered some fab tips and quick and easy ways to save money in areas you might not know... Read more
Published 22 months ago by ew
Basic and rambling
This isn't one of the best books out there on saving money. The idea behind it is admirable, but the advice it gives is very basic, telling me little I didn't already know. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2010 by MB
Take the advice with a pinch of own-brand salt
Sarah Flower puts a good amount of effort into Live More, Spend Less, and manages not to come across as pious or overly superior. Read more
Published on 22 Jan 2010 by Mark Thomas
Deeply average advice - Massively Patronising tonality
If you are looking for money-saving tips I recommend saving your money by not buying this and visiting moneysaver.com for some useful, unusual and topical tips. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2009 by L. Day
A must read
I'm a keen money-saver and I absolutely loved this book. It's brilliant just to dip into but it's also got a detailed contents page for when you want something specific. Read more
Published on 17 Dec 2009 by Hayley Nichols
Likeable but rather thin
This is a timely book, given the general belt tightening needed to weather the financial crisis. The book covers a wide range of areas such as clothing, money management, transport... Read more
Published on 15 Dec 2009 by Withnail67
Very good, but may lose relevance
I was attracted to this book straight away! I really like the recipes and there are some simple ideas which are fairly obvious but which you just may not have thought of. Read more
Published on 14 Dec 2009 by Nicolette Laurence
Packed with great tips that will easily cover the purchase price.
What you get: a modern looking softback styled in a chatty, friendly manner. The contents are ordered to include recipes, holidays, beauty, home cleaning, raising a family, make... Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2009 by uncle barbar
Rich but not with money
Ah, the new age of austerity. In our recession age, we find ourselves perhaps today cheesed off by the subtle and not so subtle scams, lies, and cons of the modern society. Read more
Published on 2 Dec 2009 by Mr. M. A. Reed
Quite a good collection of common sense tips.
This book contains hundreds of tips which the author claims allow you to enjoy life more but without spending as much. Read more
Published on 2 Dec 2009 by J. Lyne
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