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JEFF YEAGER spent 24 years working as a CEO and senior executive with national nonprofit organizations in Washington, DC before launching his career as an author, freelance writer, broadcast journalist, and public speaker in 2004.
Specializing in an offbeat blend of original humor and practical advice for living a better life by spending and consuming less, Yeager was dubbed "The Ultimate Cheapskate" by Matt Lauer on the NBC Today Show, where he has appeared several times as a guest correspondent. He also hosts a series of segments, "$aving Green by Living Green," on G-Word, an environmental news show on Discovery television's new Planet Green network. Yeager is a popular guest on the nationwide talk radio circuit as well, having been interviewed on more than 100 radio stations including shows broadcast on National Public Radio and Sirius Satellite Radio.
Yeager's first book, The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches: A Practical (and Fun) Guide to Enjoying Life More by Spending Less, was published by Random House/Broadway Books in January 2008. Road Map is currently in its sixth reprint and was the #1 Personal Finance book on Amazon.com. His second book, The Cheapskate Next Door, is scheduled to be released in the spring of 2010, also from Random House/Broadway Books. His work is also featured on his award-winning website, UltimateCheapskate.com, and Yeager writes feature blogs on the following websites: WiseBread.com, PlanetGreen.com, TheDailyGreen.com, and AARP's upcoming LifeTuner.com.
During his career in the nonprofit sector, Yeager served as the CEO of the American Canoe Association, the oldest recreation-based waterway conservation in the U.S. (founded in 1880) and a National Governing Body of the U.S. Olympic Committee. Previously he served as director of the American Youth Hostels, the U.S. affiliate of the International Youth Hostel Federation. He also served as the director of fundraising for the Partnership for Public Service, a think-tank based in Washington.
In 2004, at the age of 46, Yeager realized something startling. Because of the experience he gained as the self-proclaimed "Titan of Tightwads" in the nonprofit sector and the positive impact those same management techniques had on his personal finances, Yeager realized that he had reduced his dependency on money to the point where he could retire. Or rather, as he likes to say, become "selfishly employed," free to pursue whatever interests he chooses, without inordinate worry over a paycheck.
Since leaving the work-a-day world, Yeager has done just that. As an active volunteer, Yeager serves on the boards of four nonprofit organizations involved in education and the environment. But most of all, Yeager has used his newfound financial freedom to pursue his passion for writing and multi-media journalism.
Jeff currently lives just outside of Washington, DC, with Denise, his wife of 25 years. He grew up in rural Ohio, and is a Summa Cum Laude graduate of Bowling Green State University. He was a Rhodes Scholar nominee and was voted funniest student in his fourth grade class.
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Media Credits - During his career in the nonprofit sector and as a freelance writer, media credits for Jeffrey Yeager include the following: NBC Today Show, ABC Evening News, FOX Business, New York Times, USA Today, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Miami Herald, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Detroit News & Free Press, Houston Chronicle, Reader's Digest, Budget Living, Quick & Simple, Modern Maturity, and Writer's Digest.
Award winning short stories by Yeager currently appear in the following books: 2008 Writer's Market (F+W Publications, 2007); Amazing Cat Tales (Linden Hill Publishing, 2006).
Professional inquiries regarding Jeffrey A. Yeager should be directed to: Stacey Glick, Dystel & Goderich Literary Management, One Union Square West, New York, NY 10003.
Ph. 212-627-9100
Email: sglick@dystel.com
The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches and The Cheapskate Next Door should be directed to: David Drake, VP of Publicity, Doubleday Broadway Publishing Group, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019
Ph. 212-782-9001
Email: ddrake@randomhouse.com
Contact information for Jeff Yeager: 1611 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, MD 20607
Ph. 301-292-0811
Email: UltCheapskate@aol.com
