This is my list of books and videos I have read or watched and would recommend:

The Complete Tightwad Gazette
– This is the book that got me started about keeping my own list of ways to stay frugal and then moved me into the blogging world and to the blog you are now viewing. So, this book is my inspiration and I have my marked up thoroughly with tabs in different places as well.

Frugal Living for Dummies
– This was second book I picked up from the library. I wanted to start out easy and get a little more updated information (2003) and from a different voice. This was helpful for more mainstream ideas.

Living More With Less
– I then read this book after I remember mom using the cookbook that Doris wrote (The more with less cookbook) and even though this was published in 1980, it was good to view the ‘living with less’ idea from a more spiritual perspective and learn how it impacts the world

Quick Reviews:
The American Frugal Housewife- 1832- This book was just fun to read from a historical perspective, it was VERY specific with even a few drawings. You can read it online for free.

The Frugal Millionaires - Every subject possible is covered and quotes are given from anonymous millionaires around the world. Stats and personal opinion are scattered throughout the book. See Frugal Millionaire full review

Automatic Millionaire – An easy read, some of it is dated already, but the ideas never are.

We had Everything, but Money – This is a good book with pictures and personal stories about living through the 1930’s and the great depression

The ‘Salvage Sisters’ Guide – Makes second hand cool!

Better off: Flipping the Switch – A good "green" book for a newbie to the idea

Earth Abides – This is the only fiction on my list, but I love it for the ‘what if’ scenario and survivalist storyline

The Wabi-Sabi House - This book helped me understand and appreciate the beauty of those things that aren’t perfect. Lots of pictures.

Back from the Land – A nice read for a personal experience story about a family that moved to a supposed simple life in the 1970's

Homestead: Modern Pioneers Pursuing the Edge of Possibility – Another book about living off the land, also a good read.

Tightwad Tod – Yes, it is a kids book, but aren’t we ALL kids inside?

Henry Builds a Cabin - Because one kids book isn’t enough

Simply Green Giving - A thin book that covers way to gift wrap and natural fillers for shipping

Not Buying It: My year without shopping -This book is similar to what the ‘No Impact Man’ is doing now.

The Paradox of Choice – A scientific look at consumerism- it was bit dry to me.

The Frugal Senior – Though I am not a senior yet, the advice in most of this book is simple for any age

Debt is Slavery – Living on less means no debt.

Thrift in the Household – This is another online book that I read, good info, but dated as well (1918)- more useful ideas than the above 1832 one above

Get Satisfied - Much more satisfying than “Choosing Simplicity” below

A Million Bucks by 30 - College Student wants to have million bucks by the time he is 30. Student works 9-5 job, reads personal finance info and puts it into practice. Student becomes teacher and writes a book about it.

Your Money or Your Life – This can be a life changer for some people, there is a whole forum dedicated to this book

Miserly Moms - The title tells it, things for mothers to do to save money

Yankee Magazine’s Living Well on a Shoestring – I remember this being well put together and quite a few tips that I jotted down.

The Simple Living Guide – Also a good simple living/frugal book

Voluntary Simplicity - Another book about simple living

Debt-Proof Living and Best of the Cheapskate Monthly – If you want tips, these are the books to have for your own library

Living Well on Practically Nothing & How to Survive Without a Salary & The Joy of Not Working - These three are all good, they say about the same thing, so you could pick any of the three for the same information

How to Retire Early and Live Well With Less – Good book, more about investments than anything.

Mortgage-Free! – I remember this being an inspirational book for buying a home that is ‘right-sized’ and even building one yourself.

America’s Cheapest Family Gets You Right on the Money – This is a good book if you are a newbie, otherwise it is going to be previously known information for someone already living a cheap life and kind of boring.

Choosing Simplicity – This is personal experience book, it may be useful or not. After a few stories I recall taking it back to the library. I got the idea.

The Frugal Woman’s Guide to a Rich Life - Nothing stands out to me about this book.

One thing you won’t find on this list are books on making or freezing food. I don’t cook much and what I do cook is pretty simple. I know, it is an area of improvement!

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Below are some of the movies I checked out and had a simple/frugal living idea to them if you want to put them on hold at the library:

The End of Suburbia – A Documentary about Peak oil, green living

The Prize Winner of Defiance, OH – A fun movie about entering drawing from household brands, with Julianne Moore in the lead. (the link is to the book)

A Home of Our Own - A woman with multiple kids is determined to have a home to call her own. This has Kathy Bates and Edward Furlong(T2) in it.

The Way Home – A great Korean movie w/ subtitles about what is important in life, materialism or relationships

Nobody Knows - A true story from Japan about a mother who abandons her 4 children who then show their resilience as the utilities are shut off and starvation sets in- a bittersweet ending.

Everything’s Cool - This documentary about the political ‘blacking out’ of what scientists have learned about global warming and its impact on what is going on around us.

Maxed Out - A documentary about credit card collectors, legislation, lobbyist and those in debt

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