Cheapskate in Lotusland

“Can a book be funny, deeply personal AND useful? Steve Burgess pulls off this unlikely trifecta, and he does so with aplomb. Brimming with insights and canny advice, Cheapskate in Lotusland is a trove of rich anecdotes. This is some mighty fine writing.” –Will Ferguson, three-time winner of the Stephen Leacock Medal for Humor

“Parsimony, like the past, is a foreign land where things are done differently. Never have those cheeseparing precincts known a better or more cheerful guide than the proudly and unrepentantly tight-fisted Steve Burgess. In part a how-to manual and in part a confessional memoir, Cheapskate in Lotusland is a wide-ranging, well-researched, and unfailingly entertaining rationale for living cheaply as the best revenge. You might think that miserliness, like poetry, is ruined by analysis, but Burgess–a very good writer–will show you otherwise. Cheapskate in Lotusland is an excellent book, highly recommended, and available for free from your public library.” –Bill Richardson, broadcaster and author of The Bachelor Brothers’ Bed & Breakfast

Steve Burgess is a writer and broadcaster whose honours include two Canadian National Magazine awards. Burgess is a contributing editor of The Tyee and an award-winning documentary director. He is also the author of Reservations: The Pleasures and Perils of Travel (2024), which was longlisted for the Leacock Medal. His stories have been featured in publications including Reader’s Digest, Maclean’s, and The Globe and Mail. He lives in Vancouver, BC.