A guide to spas in the United States and Canada that offer world-class healing waters, good food, and comfortable lodging, along with traditional spa services -- all at the best possible price. For readers looking for a quiet retreat, a romantic weekend getaway, or an exciting family adventure, the Cheapskate's Guide to Spas will be the primary resource for hard-to-find bargains. In addition to describing the pleasure of "taking the waters" and other attractions at well-known spas like Saratoga Springs, New York; Hot Springs, Arkansas; and Desert Hot Springs and Calistoga, California; this book highlights over a hundred destination spas that provide restful atmosphere, recreational opportunities, scenic beauty, and quality accommodations. Some even offer special deals for Cheapskate's Guides readers. Also included are detailed travel information, and suggestions for interesting nearby things to see and do.

Written for the traveler who needs information beyond what is provided in a general guidebook, Travel Resources: An Annotated Guide introduces the reader to comprehensive and specialized travel literature and resources. In this book, author Stephen Walker offers practical and accessible direction for anyone seeking detailed and valuable information on travel, while also instructing readers in ways to find information that may not be included in this guide. Organized by topic, each topic begins with information that is useful to new travelers so that anyone can begin with any topic without any previous knowledge of it. However, the book also goes further so as to provide information useful to the seasoned traveler. The wide variety of topics related to travel provide many new and possibly overlooked opportunities, even for veteran travelers, and the works included have been selected because of the depth with which each treats its subject matter, in order to ensure that each resource is of the quality that today's traveler demands.

If you want to visit Walt Disney World but don't want to spend a bundle, this is an invaluable guide to doing Disney on a budget. From the Magic Kingdom to EPCOT to Disney-MGM Studios, you'll discover how to get the most for your pound without compromising the holiday you've always dreamed about. There's advice on how to beat the crowds, cheap flights to Orlando, cheap accommodation, restaurants that won't drain your wallet and free shows and pageants. This new edition is thoroughly updated and provides the latest information on prices and packages.

This new addition to the "Cheapskate's Guide" series reveals everything the economy-minded traveler needs to know about Branson, Missouri, the "Las Vegas of the Ozarks."

Decorating with style, not dollars, is the focus of this guide to buying or making inexpensive and original flower boxes, pillows, tablescapes, collages and more. Photos, some in color.

Steve Tanenbaum joins forces with his wife, Pat, to write a humorous, entertaining and super-money-saving "bargain cruise guide". Travelers learn how to collect thousands of dollars in free travel cash from major companies that cut the costs of dream cruise vacations. of photos.

Get the most for the least at this popular vacation mecca. From the best time to book a golf package to finding beachfront rooms at the lowest rates, this handbook reveals the best deals for budget-minded travelers.

We snap to attention when we hear about urban miracles: the designer jacket picked up for a pittance, the killer apartment snagged for next to nothing, swank furnishings found at garage-sale prices. Treasures like these in New York City--where it often seems the best things are reserved for the wealthy--can now be yours, thanks to New York Times House and Home reporter Tracie Rozhon, a bona fide expert on how to live the good life in Gotham. In The Cheapskate Millionaire's Guide to Bargain Hunting in the Big Apple, Rozhon shares her most closely held shopping secrets with the reader. She knows New York bargains inside and out, from the Lower East Side to suburban outlet stores, from estate sales to flea markets. Each chapter of her informative book concludes with an extensive listing of sources and services--complete with names, addresses, and phone numbers--and is loaded with great ideas on how you can find deals in clothes and jewelry (dream coats, designer labels, furs, diamonds, pearls) home furnishings (couches, chairs, rugs, draperies, fabrics, antiques, lamps, wallpaper) apartments, co-ops, and condos (buying and renting) home renovation (paint, lumber, hardware, bathroom fixtures, cabinets, appliances) food (gourmet groceries, caviar, coffee, wine, restaurant meals) nightlife (entertainment, clubs, bars) More than just a bargain hunter's guide, this book is a bargain hunter's dream. Tracie Rozhon shows you how to think like a cheapskate millionaire, so you can apply her shopping know-how to anything you hope to buy. You don't need to be a Rockefeller to grab what the Big Apple has to offer...but you do need this book's inspired advice.

It used to be that “stuff” made you cool. That is so twentieth century. Jeff Yeager, the man dubbed The Ultimate Cheapskate by Matt Lauer on Today, offers a completely fresh take on personal finance, teaching us how to enjoy life more by spending less. He will show you how to buy less stuff, retire young, and live financially free, while you make a positive difference in people’s lives and save the planet along the way. The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches lays out the practices and principles that have made cheap the new cool. Live within your means at thirty and stay there. The Ultimate Cheapskate was living well on what he earned at thirty, so when he made more money, he saved every penny. Now he is “selfishly” employed, doing work he loves and helping others. Do for yourself what you could have others do for you. Cheapskates are die-hard do-it-yourselfers. It’s all about having the right tools, and The Ultimate Cheapskate will get you started. Pinch the dollars and the pennies will pinch themselves. It’s not the $3 cup of coffee; it’s the big-ticket decisions that determine whether you’ll be financially free. So buy a house, not a castle. The Ultimate Cheapskate’s Road Map to True Riches promises a quality of life you cannot buy, a sense of satisfaction you cannot fake, and an appreciation for others and for the planet that gives life value. Open your road map and prepare to discover the true joys of financial freedom.