Cheap never goes out of style and it never dies. And as for a book written 15 years ago about about living cheap in Ann Arbor, not only has it not gone out of style, it hasn't changed much and the tips in the pages are still worth their salt.
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The book "Cheap Living In & Around Ann Arbor" is 15 years old, but the tips are still so relevant, it could have been written yesterday.
It was 1994 when Annie Zirkel, then a local stay-at-home mother, decided to put her thrifty ideas into print. She published 2,000 copies of her book and sold them around town for $5 each. Maybe you or someone you know has one stashed away somewhere.
"It wasn't a great big book, but it was a great accomplishment," Zirkel, who is now a therapist, told me this week.
"Cheap Living" has three parts: Part I is advice from experts. Part II is a second-hand directory, which lists more than 20 resale shops in the area with tips on each. Part III is called Cheap Deals.
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