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.
ICWT gets a nod from Oprah
The September issue of O: The Oprah Magazine gives ICWT a thumbs up. Here’s the review (from page 44 of the mag):
“If you have only 15 minutes: Put the recession into historical perspective. Dip into a chapter of In Cheap We Trust: The Story of a Misunderstood American Virtue (Little, Brown), Lauren Weber’s entertaining, wide-ranging — and very timely — exploration of thrift.”
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
