Budget Living Magazine

Pros: A few good money saving tips here and there
Cons: Too geared toward saving money at any cost; Subscription price is too high.

Budget Living is a relatively new magazine that just hit the newsstands in the Fall of 2002. This publication centers around the theme of squeezing out as much value as possible for every dollar you spend, whether it be on clothing, remodeling, travel, ho ...

Pros: Some interesting ideas on saving money
Cons: Much of the advice is typical commonsense, Not geared at all towards men

I wasn't sure what to think when I received an offer for a complimentary subscription to Budget Living magazine. Not that I don't need to live within my budget, but a magazine dedicated to budget living just seemed a bit too much for me. After ...

Pros: Tries to glamorize Wal*Mart.
Cons: Even Wal*Mart doesn't try to glamorize Wal*Mart.

I love decorating magazines and I love budget-conscious ideas so this magazine seemed like a natural for me. I expected it to offer lots of clever money-saving ideas. Instead, it just highlights inexpensive merchandise to buy from K*Mart, Wal*Mart and ...

Pros: a few pretty pictures
Cons: lacks substance or anything remotely interesting

When I was in my teens, Mad Magazine had a cover price of "35 cents cheap." However much that might have been to me, it was worth the money for the laughs I got. I feel a bit like my mother these days when I purchase magazines. My first response when I...

Pros: Colorful pictures, a few good tips.
Cons: Few worthwhile ideas, Gaudy presentation and layout is overwhelming, Generally tacky

When I first got an ad for Budget Living, I was excited. The cost was only $14 a year and I figured that if I got one good tip out of it, the price would be worth it. Meanwhile, since I wrote a budgeting/finance column for www.betterbudgeting.com, I ...

Pros: cute ideas, retro look
Cons: too expensive for those on a budget

I get Budget Living free. Why? Because I am on a budget! Apparently the targeted audience of Budget Living is not. I am a subscriber but am taking examples from the April/May issue because I just gave a big stack of magazines to my mother-in-law. ...

Pros: Got mine for free ?
Cons: Not really that useful for saving money. (Upd)Also expensive

I guess the impression a person gains from the words "Budget Living" may vary. I expected a magazine called Budget Living to provide information on how to live frugally. I expected articles on how to devise a budget, how to create and maintain a ...

Pros: Has the rare interesting article
Cons: Apparently $80 for a pair of heels is "budget"

I'm one of the probably large number of people that got a free subscription to this magazine when it ...

Pros: cheap ideas
Cons: too much variety

This was at the Doctor office and I was very intrieged from the first page. It had some very unique ideas for projects using household items. as well as reviews on everyday items. After I read it the first time, I had to get a subscription. Which I must...