The Spend Less Handbook - 365 Tips For A Better Quality Of Life While Actually Spending Less即保证生活质量又节省开支的365个诀窍

出版时间：2008-12  作者：Rebecca Ash  页数：276  

内容概要

　　Turn your fortunes around with a year’s worth of money-saving, life-improving tips! You don’t have to live like a recluse or deny yourself life’s luxuries.  By spending less, you really can have more. It’s not just about saving the odd penny when you’re doing your grocery shopping – it’s about rediscovering the truly valuable things in life.  Discover the power of less and create more time in your life to find the kind of happiness that money just can’t buy. 　　From simple tactics such as never shopping on an empty stomach, to lesser-known tricks like importing goods to pay for your holiday, every tip will save you between £5 and £50,000. 　　You will find 365 practical tips in the following areas to help you live on less, spend less, and be far richer and happier for it! 　　Shopping 　　Your house and your home 　　More ways of saving or making money whenever you buy or sell property   　　Your personal finances and savings 　　Cut the cost of necessary household expenses 　　Food and drink 　　Cutting out unnecessary, excessive expenditure 　　Kids, schools and universities 　　Cars and travel 　　Leisure, pleasure and going on holiday 　　The kind of happiness that money just can't buy 　　Creating more time in your life 　　Your 'job' or your 'work' 　　Moving overseas

书籍目录

Preface Introduction PART 1: THE PROBLEM - OR WHY, DESPITE EARNING A NOT INCONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF CASH, MOST OF IT DISAPPEARS ON JUST PAYING FOR THE BASICS 　So why does life cost so darn much these days? 　The myth of low inflation: Our hyperinflated, hyperbloated lives 　Deranged consumerism The pressure to spend, Spend, SPEND 　　So is all this extra money making us any happier? 　We’re all going nowhere - But we’re going there fast 　How selfishness and ceaseless consumerism are destroying life PART 2: THE SOLUTION - 7 RULES TO HELP YOU LIVE BETTER, SPEND LESS AND NEVER LET MONEY RUIN YOUR LIFE AGAIN 　So where has this book managed to get us so far 　Rule 1: Who said you need lots of money anyway? 　Rule 2: Don’t let the power of it’s only £20 excuse ruin, bankrupt or leave you poor forever 　Rule 3: Rescue the essential from the clutches of the irrelevant 　Rule 4: Don’t go buy new if you can beg, borrow, steal or go without 　Rule 5: Cultivate an enjoyment of elegant frugality 　Rule 6: Find your own personal financial black holes and weaknesses 　Rule 7: Always remember that it is about have more rather than less 　PART 3: THE TACTICS - 365 WAYS TO SPEND LESS WHILE IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE Shopping 　Your house and your home 　More ways of saving or making money whenever you buy or sell property 　Your personal finances and savings 　Cut the cost of necessary household expenses 　Food and drink 　Cutting out unnecessary, excessive expenditure 　Kids, schools and universities 　Cars and travel 　Leisure, pleasure and going on holiday 　The kind of happiness that money just can’t buy 　Creating more time in your life 　Your ‘job’ or your ‘work’ 　Moving overseas Conclusion

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