How to Survive, Making Your Life Better Living on Little, the Forgotten Art by Elizabeth Wallace

This book of help focuses on practical suggestions and strategies that can be used to enable a person to survive well on a small or limited income. The book focuses on the coping process and the reprogramming of one's mind to be able to cope; in escaping from otherwise downward spiral life change. Diet, nutrition, eating (based on the Nathan Pritikin model); shopping; holidaying; being entertained; gaining materialism and looking after oneself are discussed in detail. Situations that land people on low income for example, illness, disability, unemployment, retrenchment; career change; retirement and pension are featured throughout. Basic budgeting and money management techniques are included. Welfare that can have the cumulative effect of depression, prospective suicide, and/or death is discussed. Conditions such as illness; disability; age retirement (pension); work related illness; unemployment and retrenchment are highlighted throughout. The book is illustrated with simple black line cartoon drawings (inspired by Elizabeth's pet cat) that feature a cat, an ant and mice that illustrate the therapeutic value of pets and the comedy in some life situations that can be prevalent during such times of stress and basic survival.