Comments on: The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches Giveaway

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:44:24 +0000

The book sounds great!

By: Attention Newlyweds: Rent a House | Frugal Dad

Attention Newlyweds: Rent a House | Frugal Dad — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 03:14:24 +0000

[...] debt-to-income/obligations ratio to a more comfortable level based on your income. In the book The Ultimate Cheapskate, author Jeff Yeager advocates “buying a starter home and staying there.” Over time you [...]

By: Frugal Dad

Frugal Dad — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:46:07 +0000

Closing the contest now – a winner to be announced in a separate post soon!

By: Christine

Christine — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 12:32:21 +0000

One of the best things about being frugal and following advice such as in the “Ultimate Cheapskate” is that when it’s time to splurge and have fun, it doesn’t kill my budget or consume me with guilt. I have a frugal lifestyle and because of that, yesterday I spent a glorious day in Boston’s North End. I had lunch out, bought wonderful spices at a local market, bread and biscotti at a bakery. I rarely do such things, but it was such fun! It didn’t hurt my budget or bottom line at all. Being frugal means I can seize the opportunity to enjoy life more than ever!

By: joanna

joanna — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 08:57:22 +0000

This sounds like just what i need… if I don’t win the book I’ll check my library and see if they could order me a copy if not i gess I’ll have to….:::choke::: buy it.

By: Dawn

Dawn — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 04:03:39 +0000

I would love to win this give away

By: Todd

Todd — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 02:47:02 +0000

I would like to enter this give-away as well for such an interesting read. Thank you for the opportunity !

By: Mindy Lucas

Mindy Lucas — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:26:20 +0000

My husband and I would love a chance to win your book. I am a stay at home Mommy to two young boys and we love living frugally. It’s the smart thing to do~!

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:03:19 +0000

Sounds like a good read!

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:36:35 +0000

Love to win the book!

And housing is usually the biggest expense for every family – focus on needs, not wants, and you will save big.

I grew up in a huge (nearly 6000 sqft.) old (built 1922) house which in retrospect was a money pit in every sense of the word – huge utility bills, antiquated wiring/plumbing/etc.

In addition, although its market value has doubled over the last 20 years, property taxes have increased nearly four-fold!

My family of 4 now lives in under 1500 sqft., luxurious considering it was not so long ago that families of 6 lived in 3 bedroom/1 bath sub-1000 sqft homes.

Read “The Millionaire Next Door” to see how successful business owners strictly control consumption expenses in order to save cash to use in their business or to walk away from it all.

Given their income, they choose very modest houses and spend modestly (used American cars) on their vehicles.