Lauren Weber
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American Values: Thrift
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Ben Franklin once said “a penny saved is a penny earned.” In this era of advertising and prominently-placed product logos, though, can we say that thrift is still a fundamental American Value? Or is conspicuous consumption more in keeping with what it means to be an American?
In Cheap We Trust
Tuesday, September 08, 2009
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 the many meanings of "cheapness." ...
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