and a little update so you don't have to wonder ' Whatever happened to Amy Dacyczyn and the Tightwad Gazette?'

Now you have the background to this inspiring woman we call Amy D. for the frugal inspiration.īack in 1997 Amy Dacyczyn was interviewedby the NPR team ' for a discussion of the joys of a frugal life and offers listeners advice on how to live cheaply.'Īnd article written in 1990 by Amy Dacyczyn for the In Context website titled: They Call Me The Frugal Zealot that you can read and also makes me wish I had heard the whole interview.Īlso in 2008, Raye Tibbitts, local Maine resident, also picked up the phone and called for an interview and to thank Amy D. In 2008 the Simple Dollar blog interviewed Amy D. Here are still some older articles and interviews that I think are goodies: The reviews stated that, ' 'Tightwad Gazette' author drove frugality in the 1990s but now Amy Dacyczyn worries about massive U.S. resources that inspire me.Īnother recent article came out in March that was in the Michigan Business Reviewwith a slightly different angle on her opinion with the header. However, it is always good to hear updated news on someone who inspires you and I thought I would pull out some of the other Amy D. Personally, I think the movement will always exist but I don't believe it will take on the life that existed in the 1930's and 1940's due to the unemployment of the depression and the rationing of the 2nd world war. I still go to Wal-Mart, and the mall, and I see what people are buying.' Amy said, ' You know, at the time people were saying to me that I was the leader of the great movement. I like the following comment Amy said in this article about the new frugal paths that many people are making and I wondered if it will last as well. Maine PBS ran an interview with Amy to give us all an update on our favorite 'frugal zealot' in Tips From A Tightwad.

Recently, it would appear, people are looking for Amy D. However, after the minor celebrity she received, she shut down her newsletter and Amy D decided to move away from the spotlight, raising her family instead and continue living her tightwad life and became less open to scrutiny.Ī few years ago I did write to her to thank her and did get a response with an update but, she made it clear to me that she enjoyed her private life and didn't want any further publicity. Because of this I have always appreciated author Amy Dacyczyn's forthrightness. When I was clueless and trying to figure out how to make ends meet, Tightwad Gazette kicked my creativity in gear and helped gave me a light in the darkness.

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