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 on NPR’s “Morning Edition”
I talked to Steve Inskeep about the history of cheapness and frugality in America, in an interview that aired Sept. 8. Want to know what pop-culture tidbit drew a guffaw from him? Listen in below, or visit the NPR website for the text and audio version.
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
