Lauren Weber grew up with a father who rationed toilet paper and rarely used his car's turn signals (to prevent them from burning out). She was formerly a staff reporter at Newsday and Reuters, and has also written for the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and other publications.
Welcome to my blog. I’m not sure yet what’s going to end up on this page…. probably some amalgam of cheap moments in my life, thrifty anecdotes I hear from friends and acquaintances, thoughts on current issues like the sudden increase in the personal savings rate or the Frugal Governor Gone Wild scandal (thanks, Mark Sanford), tips for low-cost living in New York City, and the like. Please comment when you’re moved to, and feel free to pass along your favorite cheap tips and stories about Depression-era Grandmas.
Posted by Stephen Francoeur, July 15, 2009 at 7:23 pm |
Thanks, Stephen… and thanks for checking out my blog. More to come soon.
Posted by lauren, August 7, 2009 at 11:32 am |
Recent publications
In Cheap We Trust
The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue
Little, Brown and Co.
Sept. 7, 2009
You can probably find the book at your local library. But if you'd like your own copy, you can buy it at
Nice start to your blog! On the right, where you say “You can probably find the book at your local library,” you could instead say “Check WorldCat to see if your local library has a copy of the book” and then use this as the link: http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/318877975