In cheap we trust : the story of a misunderstood American virtue /

Considers our hot-and-cold relationship with thrift and offers a colorful ride through its history in America, from Ben Franklin and his famous maxims to the branding of Jews and the Chinese as cheap in order to neutralize the economic competition they represented.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Weber, Lauren
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2009.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Thriftiness > United States. Finance, Personal. Finance, Personal > United States.