The cheapskate next door : the surprising secrets of Americans living happily below their means / Jeff Yeager (2010 non-fiction, 332.024 Yeager)
America’s Ultimate Cheapskate is back with all-new secrets for how to live happily below your means, a la cheapskate. For The Cheapskate Next Door, Jeff Yeager hit the road to interview and survey hundreds of fellow cheapskates, getting them to divulge their secrets for living the good life on less.
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Saturday Reference Librarian Christine’s Pick
Sh*tty mom : the parenting guide for the rest of us / Laurie Kilmartin .. [and others] (2012 non-fiction, 649.1 Kilmartin)
Sh*tty Mom is the ultimate parenting guide, written by four moms who have seen it all. As hilarious as it is universal, each chapter presents a common parenting scenario with advice on how to get through it in the easiest and most efficient way possible. With chapters such as “How to Sleep Until 9 A.M. Every Weekend” and “When Seeing an Infant Triggers a Mental Illness That Makes You Want to Have Another Baby,” as well as a Sh*tty Mom quiz, this is a must-have, laugh-out-loud funny book for the sh*tty parent in all of us.
Saturday Reference Librarian Christine’s Pick
Grandma was right after all! : practical parenting wisdom from the good old days / John Rosemond (2015 non-fiction, 649.1 Rosemond)
Explores some of the traditional wisdom about raising children that is based on generations of practical experience, and explains how it reflects biblical principles and why it is still valid today.