Foolish Assumptions 3 -- Part I Getting Down to Basics 7 -- Chapter 1 Living Frugally in a Spendthrift World 9 -- Chapter 2 All in the Family: Establishing a Frugal Front 21 -- Chapter 3 Eliminating Debt and Setting Up a Budget 31 -- Part II Eating Like a King with a Peasant's Purse 39 -- Chapter 4 Going to the Grocery without Being Taken to the Cleaners 41 -- Chapter 5 No More Macaroni and Cheese, Please! Creating Frugal Meals 59 -- Chapter 6 Quick and Thrifty Cooking Tips 75 -- Part III Funding the Frugal Family 89 -- Chapter 7 Cutting Kid Costs: Providing the Basics on a Tight Budget 91 -- Chapter 8 Putting Kids through School While Protecting Your Pocket 99 -- Chapter 9 Looking Good and Feeling Good on a Tight Budget 115 -- Chapter 10 Family That Plays Together, Stays Together: Frugal Family Fun 125 -- Chapter 11 Frugal Holiday Fun Year 'Round 143 -- Chapter 12 Celebrating Special Occasions, Frugal-Style 161 -- Part IV Enjoying a Frugal Home and Hearth 175 -- Chapter 13 Saving Money around the House and Driveway 177 -- Chapter 14 Cutting Utility and Service Bills 195 -- Chapter 15 Saving Money on Big-Ticket Items 211 -- Chapter 16 Calling Secondhand Rose: Finding Quality in Previously Owned Merchandise 225 -- Part V Part of Tens 239 -- Chapter 17 Ten Frugal Ways to Tell Your Sweetheart, "I Love You!" 241 -- Chapter 18 Ten Frugal Gift-Giving Ideas 245.