The $1,000 challenge
Subtitle: how one family slashed its budget without moving under a bridge or living on government cheese
By: Brian J. O'Connor
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9781591846437
Subjects: Home economics; Personal Budgets; Consumer education; Accounting; Personal Finance; Thriftiness
Other titles: One thousand dollar challenge
Description: "A funny, useful guide to saving $1,000 a month, based on the popular series in The Detroit News.  With middle-class families more stretched than ever, nationally syndicated personal finance columnist Brian O'Connor decided to test his own advice about saving money. He began a ten-week experiment to cut his family's monthly expenses by $1,000-without sacrificing anything truly important. The result is a funny, savvy guide to budgeting in the real world, across ten different categories of spending. It can help families eliminate petty squabbling about money and feel better about where those hard-earned dollars are going"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-207).