Comments on: Frugal Tips From the Tightwad Gazette – Book Review http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2009/05/frugal-tips-from-the-tightwad-gazette/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=frugal-tips-from-the-tightwad-gazette Save Money. Save the Environment. Be Happy. Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:01:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Team - PricebookDBhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2009/05/frugal-tips-from-the-tightwad-gazette/#comment-11208 Team - PricebookDB Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:59:25 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=1491#comment-11208 In Amy Dacyczyn’s book, “The Complete Tightwad Gazette” she mentions creating a grocery price book (p.33). Essentially, you use a notebook to track the prices of grocery items over time in order to determine the absolute lowest price of an item, at which point you stock up on the discounted item. The pen and paper version has works somewhat efficiently, but is rather low-tech. A friend of mine and me have gone one step further and wrote an Android based app called PriceBookDB. This is a smart phone app that does everything a pen and paper price book does, and more. It lets you track items, prices, and stores, over time to determine the best time to buy any particular item. It seems that most people buy the same products week in and week out, such as milk, bread, meat, and produce. They also buy the same monthly items, Toilet Paper, cleaning supplies, soap, etc. All of these items can be tracked, sorted, and categorized. We let you create basic shopping list, which you can morph into exactly the brands that you buy. We let you share your shopping lists with your spouse's phone, or a web site. You can sync shopping lists, check items off, and analyze your buying habits. To top it all off, we crowd-source all of the users data, so that, if you want, you can see all of the item-price-date-store info that other shoppers have entered, in your area, so that you don't have to do all of the grunt work. It's a neat app, and we're pretty proud of it. We're working on it almost every day to make it better. If you have an Android smart phone, we would love for you to download it, try it out, rate it, and leave a comment. You can visit our web site http://www.pricebookdb.com You can download it from the Android Marketplace, for free, here: http://market.android.com/search?q=pricebookdb We really hope you enjoy it. Save well and prosper! In Amy Dacyczyn’s book, “The Complete Tightwad Gazette” she mentions creating a grocery price book (p.33). Essentially, you use a notebook to track the prices of grocery items over time in order to determine the absolute lowest price of an item, at which point you stock up on the discounted item.

The pen and paper version has works somewhat efficiently, but is rather low-tech. A friend of mine and me have gone one step further and wrote an Android based app called PriceBookDB. This is a smart phone app that does everything a pen and paper price book does, and more.

It lets you track items, prices, and stores, over time to determine the best time to buy any particular item. It seems that most people buy the same products week in and week out, such as milk, bread, meat, and produce. They also buy the same monthly items, Toilet Paper, cleaning supplies, soap, etc. All of these items can be tracked, sorted, and categorized.

We let you create basic shopping list, which you can morph into exactly the brands that you buy. We let you share your shopping lists with your spouse’s phone, or a web site. You can sync shopping lists, check items off, and analyze your buying habits.

To top it all off, we crowd-source all of the users data, so that, if you want, you can see all of the item-price-date-store info that other shoppers have entered, in your area, so that you don’t have to do all of the grunt work.

It’s a neat app, and we’re pretty proud of it. We’re working on it almost every day to make it better. If you have an Android smart phone, we would love for you to download it, try it out, rate it, and leave a comment. You can visit our web site http://www.pricebookdb.com
You can download it from the Android Marketplace, for free, here:
http://market.android.com/search?q=pricebookdb

We really hope you enjoy it.

Save well and prosper!

]]> By: Money Hacks Carnival #66 - The Family Summer Vacation Editionhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2009/05/frugal-tips-from-the-tightwad-gazette/#comment-4652 Money Hacks Carnival #66 - The Family Summer Vacation Edition Wed, 27 May 2009 08:47:09 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=1491#comment-4652 [...] Levin presents Frugal Tips From the Tightwad Gazette posted at The Greenest [...] [...] Levin presents Frugal Tips From the Tightwad Gazette posted at The Greenest [...]

]]> By: Frugal Living Tips From America's Cheapest Family | The Greenest Dollarhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2009/05/frugal-tips-from-the-tightwad-gazette/#comment-4610 Frugal Living Tips From America's Cheapest Family | The Greenest Dollar Tue, 26 May 2009 17:08:09 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=1491#comment-4610 [...] Frugal Tips From The Tightwad Gazette [...] [...] Frugal Tips From The Tightwad Gazette [...]

]]> By: Carnival of Pecuniary Delights No. 8: Almost Frugal Edition | Carnival of Pecuniary Delightshttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2009/05/frugal-tips-from-the-tightwad-gazette/#comment-4411 Carnival of Pecuniary Delights No. 8: Almost Frugal Edition | Carnival of Pecuniary Delights Fri, 22 May 2009 17:42:56 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=1491#comment-4411 [...] Levin from The Greenest Dollar. She shares 15 tips that might otherwise have been forgotten in Frugal Tips From The Tightwad Gazette. My favorite (although perhaps not that practical) involves plastic six pack soda pack rings to [...] [...] Levin from The Greenest Dollar. She shares 15 tips that might otherwise have been forgotten in Frugal Tips From The Tightwad Gazette. My favorite (although perhaps not that practical) involves plastic six pack soda pack rings to [...]

]]> By: The Carnival of Pecuniary Delights — Almost Frugal- a frugal bloghttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2009/05/frugal-tips-from-the-tightwad-gazette/#comment-4288 The Carnival of Pecuniary Delights — Almost Frugal- a frugal blog Thu, 21 May 2009 06:42:48 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=1491#comment-4288 [...] Levin from The Greenest Dollar. She shares 15 tips that might otherwise have been forgotten in Frugal Tips From The Tightwad Gazette. My favorite (although perhaps not that practical) involves plastic six pack soda pack rings to [...] [...] Levin from The Greenest Dollar. She shares 15 tips that might otherwise have been forgotten in Frugal Tips From The Tightwad Gazette. My favorite (although perhaps not that practical) involves plastic six pack soda pack rings to [...]

]]> By: BOGOfetcher.comhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2009/05/frugal-tips-from-the-tightwad-gazette/#comment-3382 BOGOfetcher.com Thu, 07 May 2009 12:13:53 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=1491#comment-3382 I noticed you enjoy the art of saving money, so I wanted to quickly tell you about my website BOGOfetcher.com: You can get local BOGO (Buy One, Get One) deals emailed to you weekly from BOGOfetcher.com! Over 90 nearby grocery stores, more than 15 neighborhood pharmacies, plus the shoe stores, fast food and other places you already shop have amazing bargains you can receive weekly, at no cost. No personal info is required other than your email address, city and state so we can send you the BOGOs in your area. You can even do a local search without signing up using the “Find BOGOs” tab! After that the BOGO's will begin to roll in. And simply unsubscribe if you’re not satisfied. I noticed you enjoy the art of saving money, so I wanted to quickly tell you about my website BOGOfetcher.com:
You can get local BOGO (Buy One, Get One) deals emailed to you weekly from BOGOfetcher.com! Over 90 nearby grocery stores, more than 15 neighborhood pharmacies, plus the shoe stores, fast food and other places you already shop have amazing bargains you can receive weekly, at no cost. No personal info is required other than your email address, city and state so we can send you the BOGOs in your area. You can even do a local search without signing up using the “Find BOGOs” tab! After that the BOGO’s will begin to roll in. And simply unsubscribe if you’re not satisfied.

]]> By: heatherhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2009/05/frugal-tips-from-the-tightwad-gazette/#comment-3354 heather Thu, 07 May 2009 00:18:59 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=1491#comment-3354 Rebecca, I had no idea she had a book that contained all three; I definitely might have to get that one. Thanks so much for letting me know! Rebecca,

I had no idea she had a book that contained all three; I definitely might have to get that one.

Thanks so much for letting me know!

]]> By: Rebeccahttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2009/05/frugal-tips-from-the-tightwad-gazette/#comment-3350 Rebecca Wed, 06 May 2009 22:10:04 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=1491#comment-3350 You should look at her The Complete Tightwad Gazette, which is 959 pages long and has all her stuff in it. I have it and it is great and huge! Something that is definitely worth buying, to keep on hand for all sorts of things! You should look at her The Complete Tightwad Gazette, which is 959 pages long and has all her stuff in it. I have it and it is great and huge! Something that is definitely worth buying, to keep on hand for all sorts of things!

]]> By: heatherhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2009/05/frugal-tips-from-the-tightwad-gazette/#comment-3328 heather Wed, 06 May 2009 18:11:06 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=1491#comment-3328 Jill, I know! I thought it was so clever. I never buy six-packs either, but I think it's a great idea. Jill,

I know! I thought it was so clever. I never buy six-packs either, but I think it’s a great idea.

]]> By: Jillhttp://www.thegreenestdollar.com/2009/05/frugal-tips-from-the-tightwad-gazette/#comment-3317 Jill Wed, 06 May 2009 15:55:44 +0000 http://www.thegreenestdollar.com/?p=1491#comment-3317 Awesome! The hammock tip almost makes me wish I purchased things that come in 6-pack rings. I'll have to ask my friends and coworkers if they have any! Awesome! The hammock tip almost makes me wish I purchased things that come in 6-pack rings. I’ll have to ask my friends and coworkers if they have any!

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