Bitches On A Budget: Sage Advice For Surviving Tough Times In Style (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
I gave this book a chance for 84 pages. I'm really not sure who the audience was here, but probably not someone I would ever care to hang out with. The reader was referred to as a bitch on AVERAGE once per paragraph. The assumption was made that before the recession happened you were buying $1200 Armani suits and Prada bags, and you shouldn't skimp now- just pair them with t-shirts from Target. The chapter on nutrition baffled me- what does staying at a good bmi have to do with budgeting? Final thought: to the author I say, "shut the hell up, bitch, you have no clue what the average American woman is buying." I just graduated from college and thought this would be a useful 'establishing myself' book. If you can get passed her annoying writing (she constantly calls you a bitch throughout the book), she offers good advice. What I found most helpful is that she provides examples of cheap stores, products, entertainment, and services. She believes that the best place to buy jeans is at Banana Republic, underwear and bras at GapBody, t-shirts and workout clothes from Target and Wal-Mart, accessories from Forever 21, and etc. You should avoid clothes from JcPenny and Kohls due to cost and lack of stylish options. She also provides great ideas for cheap entertainment (book club with friends, volunteering). I appreciated her idea that we need to go back and start using the library again. I've already started using some of her ideas. Recommended if you don't mind being calling a biatch the whole time.
What do You think about Bitches On A Budget: Sage Advice For Surviving Tough Times In Style (2009)?
has some great advice. especially liked the sugestions for Costco shopping & dining out.
—jalonzi
Pretty good advise for women everywhere.
—Hannahtekuiti
