'Cheapskate' Jeff Yeager to visit libraries

Jeff Yeager, TV personality and author of popular books about frugal living, will appear next week at two local libraries.

Yeager, whose most recent book is “How to Retire the Cheapskate Way,” will speak at the Community Library Network at Hayden, 8385 N. Government Way, on Tuesday, April 25, at 6:30 p.m. He will give another presentation Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Coeur d’Alene Public Library, 702 E. Front Ave.

Known for his practical advice for living a better life by spending and consuming less, Tuesday’s presentation is entitled “Finding Wholesale Happiness in a Retail World.” Yeager will talk about how folks can decide when “enough” is OK for them and give tips to combat buyer’s remorse.

Yeager spent 24 years as a CEO and senior executive managing national nonprofit organizations in Washington, D.C., before launching his current career as a freelance writer, public speaker, and media personality in 2004. First dubbed the “Ultimate Cheapskate” by Matt Lauer on the NBC “Today Show” where Yeager occasionally appears as a guest correspondent, he specializes in an offbeat blend of original humor and practical advice for living a better life by spending and consuming less.

Yeager is AARP’s official savings expert, writing for AARP’s publications and hosting a weekly web show on YouTube — “The Cheap Life” — which is also produced by AARP. He has appeared on more than 500 radio and TV shows on most major networks, and was an original cast member on TLC’s hit reality show “Extreme Cheapskates.”

He lives in Accokeek, Md., with his wife, Denise, and his beloved compost pile, Gomer. His website is www.UltimateCheapskate.com.

The library presentations are free and open to the public.