A little research saved us lots of money.
933458
Our charger stopped working, so we were troubleshooting what could have gone wrong and came across an online video demonstrating how to repair the charger and the most common issues.  A new charger is over $300, so we ordered this part for about $11 including shipping and followed the video instructions.  Our charger is up and running and we saved $$$.
4924854
Thought we would try the lamp to see if that would solve our problem. It did and we saved so much money by doing it. My husband was even thinking of getting a new tv. Now we can wait on that.
3311742
Saved me a lot of money during my first two trimesters.
3802348
This book has saved me a ton of money, and it helps me introduce things that I might not have thought of on my own. Mangos, etc, things that aren't in a lot of baby food are in here, and it helps broaden their horizons. Also has a lot of the usual staples, which is convenient.
2742152
Reading this book will get you really excited about the money you can save through coupling. In one shopping trip, I saved over 65% and paid for this book 10 times over! The clerk was impressed that my savings amount was $15 higher than the amount I spent. Great investment!
3972656
I was a little worried about the version.  BUt when I went to the University bookstore, it was the one on the shelf and it saved me big bucks
1278160
This book details research on bankruptcies and the American family.  Before I read it, I knew that a lot of people were having financial trouble in today's America, but I had no idea it had gotten so out of hand.  The authors make it clear that it's tougher for a family to make it today than it was a few decades ago.  This is not due to an increase in selfishness or irresponsibility; families really do have less discretionary income today.  This is in spite of the fact that far more women are working today.  The book is worth reading just for this information.

This certainly struck a chord with me.  My husband and I both work at good jobs, similar to the job my father had when I was a child.  Yet living the lifestyle my father and mother had when I was young is completely out of our reach.  My parents owned a detached house; we own a small condo.  They could afford several children and a wife who was a full-time homemaker; we have one child and find even that a financial struggle.  It is nice to know that we aren't the only ones.

When it comes to the author's policy prescriptions to solve this problem, some of their ideas are very good.  The authors make an excellent case for reregulating the interest rates credit card companies are allowed to charge. Allowing banks to charge very high rates only encourages them to make loans they know people can't afford to pay back.  The authors make a good point that the sale of actual goods has to a large extent now become a sort of financial sideline to where the real money is made, which is charging interest on the purchase.  (Maybe in their next book they can apply the same principle to student loans--education has now become a sideline to the student loan business.)

I was disturbed that the authors missed one of the main reasons why housing is so much more expensive now.  The population of the U.S. has doubled since the 1940s.  There isn't enough room, or for that matter enough gasoline, for a house and a yard and the roads to reach them for all of those people.  Want to get housing prices back to a more reasonable level?  First, cut immigration and stabilize the U.S. population.  Second, change zoning laws to encourage higher density housing near jobs and public transportion.
3276174
This book saved me 200 bucks right out of the GATE. This book saved a lot of time and money!
2329449
Seems to be very accurate and saved us the cost of paying for overweight luggage and/or the embarrassment of shifting clothes from one bag to another many times.
619271
I appreciate the fact that this book was free, and that it contained a lot of great information and tips about money spending and saving. The author(s) made a great attempt to cover a large range of topics on consumer spending.
529864
Bought this, watched a youtube video, saved our household a couple hundred dollars.
4826165
Such an important book.  The government often spends lots of money on good causes, but doesn't always get a good bang for the buck.  This book makes a really good case for why getting better evidence on effectiveness, then putting that evidence to use in guiding spending priorities, can both save money and get MUCH better results for all of us.  Highly recommended.
1368283
We have good credit, so I wasn't sure what the book could do for me. However, I always like to read tips so I figured why not? I was bookmarking sticky notes all over this thing for Jim to read too. It was interesting because we we have some credit cards we save for emergencies, like when we had to leave NOLA during Katrina, but it actually turns out we should be using them, in small amounts, paying them off quickly.. instead of squirreling them away and thinking we are doing good not using them.  We used to think closing off CC accounts would look better too, we learned not to that several years ago, but this explains why and that 7 years of good credit with a card is the sweet spot that will boost your score.

Yes, some is fairly common knowledge, but I really think there is a lot in here that would give most people a few new ideas and tips.  I found the explanations clear and the writing to be easy to read and understand.
717874
Being retired we notice more things that we "might" be interested in doing. We have found that by purchasing books that will tell us "all about it" EG: XXXXXX for Dummies let's us know what to expect and what is expected from us. On several occasions we have not gone beyond reading the book. They are worthwhile investments. This method saves an investment which down the road just might disappoint us. Not to mention that if we go forward we have an excellent guide to help us. This book is SUPER helpful and it looks like we will be looking further into this endeavor.
1982577
I bought this used to save myself $100. Well worth it.
548669
Did what it was supposed to! Saved me a ton of money.
4338633
There is a lot of information here and it sometimes took a bit of sleuthing to find exactly what I needed.  In the end, however, I learned a lot from this book and it had a direct impact on our product development process.