Self-help ✦ Penny’s Take
Frugal Living
Jocelyn Lee · 2014
56/100
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Of this whole stack, this handbook goes the furthest — walking from breaking bad spending habits all the way through building an emergency fund and frugal retirement planning. Still a brief read for topics this big, but it covers more ground than its neighbors do.
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Verdict receipt0–100
Faith & family safety90
Substance / usefulness58
Craft & writing55
Originality45
Evidence & accuracy58
Hype vs delivers55
Age-fit85
Human-eye read52
Penny’s verdict56
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