Review: Pretty Useless
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 12 15, 2012
I'm not sure what the author meant to accomplish with this book, but it ends up really just being a list of the stuff she helped her brother buy to set up his household when he got married.I expected in depth information on how to save money, but really all it turned out to be was a laundry list of what they bought when they went to Walmart.The advice in this book could be summed up as:  "Make a list of what you need. Go to Walmart. Buy the cheapest one they have".  In the few instances when she didn't buy the cheapest one, she gives a reason [such as "The cheapest towels were 2.97 and I thought they were fine, but my sister in law didn't think they were plush enough so she got the 4.97 ones"].I gave the book 2 stars because I think it might be helpful to someone just starting out, as far as a list of what they might want to buy to set up their household.  But as far as teaching you to live frugally, I thought it was completely not helpful.  [I had already figured out the "go to Walmart and buy the cheapest thing" idea on my own...]