In cheap we trust
Subtitle: the story of a misunderstood American virtue
By: Lauren Weber.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
ISBN-13: 9780316030281
Subjects: Thriftiness -- United States; Finance, Personal -- Planning; Finance, Personal -- United States
Table of contents: title: The people approved the doctrine, and immediately practiced the contrary; title: A nation of savers; title: "What use can a woman have for arithmetic?"; title: Cheap Jews and thrifty Chinese; title: War, depression and sacrifice; title: Lively golf balls and two-Ford freedom : the post-war years; title: Spendthrift nation; title: Eco-cheap; title: Adventures in low-cost living: economic rebellion in the age of mass consumption; title: Cheapskate psychology; title: Conclusion.