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Living on Less


400 best-ever budget recipes : how to create fuss-free, economical and delicious dishes, with fabulous recipes shown step-by-step in over 1800 beautiful photographs

400 best
Call Number: 641.552 400 BES

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Jerry Baker's It pays to be cheap : 1,973 of the niftiest, swiftiest, and thriftiest secrets on earth for spendin' less and savin' more ...

Jerry Baker
Call Number: 640.41 BAKER

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The little book of thrifty fixes for the home

Bridget Bodoano
Call Number: 643.7 BODOANO

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Scaling down : living large in a smaller space

Judi Culbertson
Call Number: 640 CULBERT

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America's cheapest family gets you right on the money : your guide to living better, spending less, and cashing in on your dreams

Steve Economides
Call Number: 332.024 ECONOMI

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Flanagan's smart home : the 98 essentials for starting out, starting over; scaling back

Barbara Flanagan
Call Number: 640 FLANAGA

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Saving money with the tightwad twins : more than 1,000 practical tips for women on a budget-- plus 5 really big tips that can change your financial life today

Ann Fox,
Call Number: 332.024 FOX

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Shop smart, save more : learn the grocery game and save hundreds of dollars a month

Teri Gault
Call Number: 640.73 GAULT

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Good Housekeeping dinner for a dollar : 50 family friendly recipes under $1

Good Housekeeping
Call Number: 641.555 GOOD HO

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Debt-proof your marriage : how to achieve financial harmony

Mary Hunt
Call Number: 332.024 HUNT

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Shop, save, and share

Ellie Kay
Call Number: 640.73 KAY

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1/2 price living : secrets to living well on one income

Ellie Kay
Call Number: 332.024 KAY

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Living on less : classics from Mother Earth News

Living
Call Number: 640 LIVING

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Frugal families : making the most of your hard-earned money

Jonni McCoy
Call Number: 640.73 MCCOY

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Miserly moms : living on one income in a two-income economy

Jonni McCoy
Call Number: 640.73 MCCOY

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Miserly meals : healthy, tasty recipes under 75 [cents] per serving

Jonni McCoy
Call Number: 641.552 MCCOY

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Crazy about crockpots! : 101 easy and inexpensive recipes for less than .75 cents a serving

Penny Stone
Call Number: 641.5884 STONE

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Living with less: the upside of downsizing your life

Mark Tabb
Call Number: 248.4 TABB

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Frugal living for dummies

Deborah Taylor-Hough
Call Number: 640.42 TAYLOR

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Yankee magazine's living well on a shoestring : 1,501 ingenious ways to spend less for what you need and have more for what you want

Yankee Books
Call Number: 640.41 YANKEE

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