SAVING SAVVY Smart and Easy Ways to Cut Your Spending in Half and Raise Your Standard of Living and Giving

The author of a money-saving Web site/blog offers a comprehensive set of practices for saving money on household expenses. Thoughtful advice on using coupons is part of the package, but she also provides many helpful tips on storing food, organizing pantries and freezers, planning meals, timing shopping trips, and taking advantage of sales and rebates. There’s a lot of detail in this advice, but the author’s steadiness and likability keep it from sounding tedious. Along with her occasional references to Bible passages and charitable giving, her homespun presentation is endearing. There’s sincerity and a clear desire to help that more than compensate for her not having the vocal smoothness of a professional reader. T.W. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine [Published: MARCH 2012]