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3.27 AVERAGE
3.27 AVERAGE
The book is easy and fun to read and I'm sure it will be interesting for any money-saving newbies.
While a lot of specific information, prices and suggested websites are outdated (for example some prices have doubled or tripled since the year the book was published - the only reason for its three-star) it still gives a really good insight on how to manage a lot of aspects of your life and it gives ideas to test out or information to research (homemade cleaners, some of which I used myself as a kid). I already use a lot of the suggestions, but it definitely inspired me to try out a few ideas (as they say, need is creativity's driver).
While a lot of specific information, prices and suggested websites are outdated (for example some prices have doubled or tripled since the year the book was published - the only reason for its three-star) it still gives a really good insight on how to manage a lot of aspects of your life and it gives ideas to test out or information to research (homemade cleaners, some of which I used myself as a kid). I already use a lot of the suggestions, but it definitely inspired me to try out a few ideas (as they say, need is creativity's driver).
slow-paced
When this book first came out I almost bought it - I had loved Knight's 'The Shops' so thought a book by an author who had previously written about how to spend money, now writing about thrift, would be interesting.
Then I read reviews around the place, and saw the ratings here, and went off the idea. But last weekend I won a copy of this book in a raffle (how thrifty!) so decided to read it. And I am glad I did. Yes, much of this book is pretty obvious if you have not been living a fiscally irresponsible inner-London life. But there are some good links to websites in here that you may not have come across, or the odd idea that strikes you as being rather good, if obvious.
But the best thing about this book is India Knight herself. She writes in such a funny, self-deprecating and engaging way that you may find yourself laughing out loud, or at least snorting, as she shares with you her views on everything from Mooncups to making your own cushion covers. She is not afraid to be opinionated, and is happy in letting everyone know what she thinks, with dollops of snark thrown in. And for that alone the book is worth the price of a few raffle tickets.
Then I read reviews around the place, and saw the ratings here, and went off the idea. But last weekend I won a copy of this book in a raffle (how thrifty!) so decided to read it. And I am glad I did. Yes, much of this book is pretty obvious if you have not been living a fiscally irresponsible inner-London life. But there are some good links to websites in here that you may not have come across, or the odd idea that strikes you as being rather good, if obvious.
But the best thing about this book is India Knight herself. She writes in such a funny, self-deprecating and engaging way that you may find yourself laughing out loud, or at least snorting, as she shares with you her views on everything from Mooncups to making your own cushion covers. She is not afraid to be opinionated, and is happy in letting everyone know what she thinks, with dollops of snark thrown in. And for that alone the book is worth the price of a few raffle tickets.
yeah it had some good ideas. The only downside was that a lot of it was about London and I live in Scotland. Still glad I read it though.