Entertaining and packed full of time-saving tips, Outwitting Housework is an essential guide to making your house gleam without breaking a sweat. Household expert Barty Phillips shares her clever tips for avoiding chores wherever possible, revealing her sanity-saving shortcuts and creative advice for keeping those boring tasks to a minimum. Discover what basic tools of the trade you need and how to use them to bring sparkle, shine and a sense of calm to your home. Learn how to do effective minimal tidying, train errant family members and engage technology to help save you even more effort. Armed with these cunning and creative stratagems, you'll soon be drying off those rubber gloves and doing something much more fun instead.

Is this the right book for me? Your ultimate guide to a cheaper, happier life, saving money everywhere from credit card bills to transport costs - Goes back to basics, with lots of advice on cleaning your home the old-fashioned way, growing your own vegetables and similar - A light-hearted approach that reveals plenty of practical tips and straightforward advice - You can either work through the book, or dip in and out at leisure Thrifty Living is a comprehensive but flexible guide to how to cut the costs of everyday living, how to save money, and even how to make a few extra pounds. It will allow you to make as many or as few changes as you want to cut back on spending, whether you just want to save a little money or whether you are on an impossibly tight budget. The structure and style of the book is equally flexible, allowing you to either work through step-by-step or to dip in and out of relevant sections when necessary. It covers all areas of spending, from banks and bills to shopping, and offers extra help for non-financial economies, including recycling, cooking and cleaning on a budget. With advice on cutting travel costs, and plenty of tips for cheap days out and sustainable, low-cost things to do, this is the ultimate guide to living a cheap but fulfilling life. Thrifty Living includes: Chapter 1: Getting the thrifty habit Chapter 2: Know your shopping rights Chapter 3: Thrifty money matters Chapter 4: Beat the bills Chapter 5: Internet know-how Chapter 6: The fine art of haggling Chapter 7: Thrifty shopping Chapter 8: Reduce, reuse and recycle Chapter 9: Savings on clothes Chapter 10: Saving money on food and drink Chapter 11: Thrift in the home Chapter 12: Economical transport Chapter 13: Thrifty leisure time and holidays Chapter 14: Make the most of the garden Chapter 15: Earn a little something . Learn effortlessly with a new easy-to-read page design and added features: Not got much time? One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started. Author insights Lots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience. Test yourself Tests in the book and online to keep track of your progress. Extend your knowledge Extra online articles to give you a richer understanding of the subject. Five things to remember Quick refreshers to help you remember the key facts. Try this Innovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.