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I just finished reading the second issue that was packed with gift ideas and home decorating ideas. I like the way that the editors sort through the cheesy stuff at discount stores and pick out the few gems that look like they cost much more. I just wish I could decorate my apartment. Sigh. I also enjoy seeing models wearing nice dresses and jewelry that are actually reasonably priced. This is the stuff that most people will actually be wearing, and I quite enjoy being practical. The do it yourself projects look easy (not Martha Stewart easy but real person easy) and reasonable and very trendy though I probably won't be taking apart my sink anytime soon.

Some of the advice in this magazine especially the investing and tax information I found particularly useless. Either the information is obvious or just putting of the inevitable until later. These types of articles seem to give advice about serious matters too flightily. I doubt anyone is going to refinance or not refinance his or her home based on a two-page article with very little information to back up the author's advice.

All in all, Budget living is fun to read, but I didn't really learn much from it. The topics that I didn't know much about, I still don't know much about. If you're frugal already, this magazine won't tell you anything that you don't already know, and if you really want to know about investing or managing your money you'll need to look elsewhere. Mostly this is just a fun catalog of cheap, trendy things and ideas. I'd give BL another half star for the nice graphic design if I could.

A great magazine!
I really enjoyed this magazine! It was the first magazine that I read from cover to cover and twice, in a long time. The home design sections are interesting and offer unique projects, like the most recent issue details how to turn an old surf board into a table, however, I liked all of the other parts of the magazine a little bit better.
I liked the food section, as well. They list the price for each food item, which will vary for each person, but I liked it because they were keeping with the budget idea. I think that's what I liked the best--overall. This magazine calls itself a budget magazine and keeps with it. If they find a cool purse that's pricey or something like that, they say so and mention other items that are lower priced.
Overall a great magazine that's not pretentious...

Don't waste your money
This is probably the worst magazine I have ever read. The items that they recommend are either by no means "budget" priced since you can go to most department stores and pay the same price or far less, and/or are the most tacky, gaudy, flee market looking items you would never want in your home. Anyone with even a small amount of common sense can make better decisions on purchases all on their own - starting with NOT buying this magazine.