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things they wanted more than anything else: a large family, a business they could run
from home and a farmhouse. But their combined salaries could barely cover essentials.
They decided they would have to be ruthless about cutting costs if they wanted to
achieve their goals.
First they divided all their expenses into essentials and optionals and cut out every
optional: meals out, cigarettes and alcohol, magazines, junk food, new clothes. Then
they looked at how they could pare down the essentials: utilities, groceries, petrol.
Within seven years they had saved $49,000.
Everything about Amy reflects the tightwad life. Her hair has been washed in cheap,
bulk-bought shampoo and she is wearing minimal make-up. Since she is dedicated to
frugality with time as well as money, her maroon blouse is unironed. The jeans were bought
in a sale. Her sneakers have a three-year plan all their own. Today she’s wearing this year’s
pair; last year’s pair she wears when she’s not seeing visitors and the year before’s she
wears around the garden. All come from sales, at a maximum $ 15 a pair.
The issue of surplus money is the core of tightwaddery. There’s no point in
scrimping in one area if you’re wasting money in another and still not achieving the
quality of life you really want. And the tightwad life is not only about spending less
but spending in a way that reflects your values.
16. Write down four ways in which Amy saves money.
She uses a Thermos to keep water hot in order to save electricity.
17. Write down six things which Amy considers as optionals.
18. The words in columns A and В have something to do with money. Match a word
in A with its closest opposite in B. Use your dictionary to check new words.
generous waste
spendthrift second-hand
luxury well-off
brand new loss
hard up stingy
deposit(v) expenditure
save overdrawn
in the black penny pincher
deb
t
withdraw
tight-fisted extravagant
income priceless
worthless millionaire
beggar necessity
profit loan
19. Complete the following sentences, including words from A or B.

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