Cheapskate advice
Frugal secrets of America's cheapskates
If you're looking for some advice from true cheapskates, start here. The Modesto Bee reports on the findings of a cheapskate author who traveled the country in search of other cheapskates to learn how they lived. Quite well, thank you.
"What if you could travel the country and pick the brains of cheapskates far and wide?That's what Jeff Yeager did - on a bicycle, no less. He not only went searching for tips on frugality but also set out to discover what cheapskates had in common. He details the findings in his new book, "The Cheapskate Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of Americans Living Happily Below their Means."
Yeager, 52, is hard to impress. In his first book, he calls himself the "Ultimate Cheapskate." He has soft-boiled eggs alongside the dirty dishes in the dishwasher and has "re-canted" box wine into bottles with premium labels..."
