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The Thrift Book: Live Well and Spend Less
by India Knight
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.