Cheap may not be such a dirty word these days. Weber takes both a personal and historical view of American frugality, from Benjamin Franklin to John Maynard Keynes. The author also recollects her father’s conservative spending philosophies and expounds on an examination of social programs, alter...
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Listen to the entire interview here. www.wnyc.org Lauren Weber explores the boundary between thrift and miserliness, and looks at whether thrift is a virtue or a vice during a recession. In her book In Cheap We Trust, she offers a colorful history of frugality in the United States and looks into...
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Lauren Weber, author of "In Cheap We Trust", chats with Swati Pandey of Zócalo and explores Americans' complicated relationship with frugality. ... zocalo "public square" "lecture series" "lauren weber" "in cheap we trust" "swati pandey" frugality saving recession miser
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