Bitches on a Budget: Sage Advice for Surviving Tough Times in Style

by Rosalyn Hoffman

Overview

A witty, recession-era guide to being thrifty while not forgoing the fabulous.

Today's woman may have a dwindling stock portfolio, but that shouldn't make her bite one well-manicured nail with worry. Rosalyn Hoffman dishes up the wisdom women need to get perfect style without busting what's left of their bank accounts.

The author is a recession-era fashion guru, travel agent, grooming consultant, therapist, sommelier, and life coach all rolled into one, and with this book vows no coupon clipping, Prada depriving, carb hating allowed. Because it doesn't take oodles of moola to live well- and that's one trend that will never go out of style.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781101171134
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	12/29/2009
Sold by:	Penguin Group
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	620 KB
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Rosalyn Hoffman, author of Smart Mamas, Smart Money: Raising Happy, Healthy Kids Without Breaking the Bank, is a former buyer for Bonwit Teller, Filene's, and Lord & Taylor in New York. She has also been a marketing manager for Avon and Lilian Vernon. She lives in Massachusetts.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

1 Shopping Out of the Apocalypse 5

2 Grooming: Maintaining a Baseline of Maintenance 41

3 No Money Is No Excuse: Be a Healthy (and Thrifty) Bitch 73

4 Home Remedies to Get You Out of Recession Depression 103

5 It's Not an Endurance Test, So Get the Hell Out to Town 144

6 A Bitch on Wheels Knows Her Limits 180

7 Get Out, Get Entertained: Welcome to the New Good Times 206

8 Get Comfortable: The Cheap Pleasures of Home 241

9 Eating In: Rethinking the Daily Grind 257

10 Pamper the Bitch 299

Editorial Reviews

The book melds two fads: “Deal with having less during the recession,” and the “Girl, get a clue!” category popularized by books like He's Just Not That into You. A former department store buyer and marketing executive, Hoffman echoes the often trotted-out advice that women should “invest in” a few quality items they'll enjoy wearing, looking at or using for years to come, and cut back on everything else. Much of her suggestions are obvious—shop at cheaper retail stores, for example, or get haircuts less often. Rather than being about saving money, the book is about spending it—the Hoffman way. This contradiction aside, a sassy tone and abundant—if not always successful—ribald jokes make frugality seem fun. (Jan.)

Publishers Weekly