This book was a blast to the past for me. It also made me miss the many deals that my mother, sister and I did especially back in the 80's when those who tried to save money were more of the minority. I never did the fraudulent or extreme things mentioned in the book, but as a newlywed, I was able to stockpile cleaning supplies, food, and paper items that greatly saved us on our tight budget. Our family was never stingy. We would share our extras with friends. It made our hobby sociable and profitable to us, as well. Shame on those who did fraudulent things in the book to make a huge buck. That is why the companies stopped being so generous. I met Mary Potter Kenyon through Refund Express and Refund Cents (both magazines). Mary's love story involving couponing is so sweet, too. The book was easy to read and made me want to try to do more couponing and refunding, as I burned out with coupons over the years. To me, it is easier to print the legit ones online, and find other ways to save by scoping out all the steals and deals online before leaving home. I have my son's old Smart Phone, and even though it is 3GS, still has several apps that help me save money. ( )

I think the best about all of these is the stories about the extremes people go to. For example, I had no idea about the amount of coupon fraud that was going on a few years ago! I wonder how the extreme couponers are doing things now. I haven't (in my life) ever seen stores do double coupons or triple coupons and I haven't seen much manufacturer coupons in years as well. ( )