The New Frugality: How to Consume Less, Save More, and Live Better - Softcover

Farrell, Chris

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1608193438 ISBN 13: 9781608193431

Publisher: Bloomsbury Press, 2011

Synopsis

The 2008 crash brought high-flying, free-spending,debt-amassing Americans back to earth with a thud. But as trusted finance reporter Chris Farrell explains, there's a silver lining to this cloud: It is accelerating a trend already under way in America toward what he calls the New Frugality-a fresh way of thinking about how, what, and why we consume.

In this down-to-earth, approachable book, Farrell explains both the theory and the practice of living frugally. The good news is a frugal lifestyle isn't about penny-pinching: It's about wasting less and getting more from each day and each dollar.

Chris Farrell is a regular contributor to Bloomberg Business Week and the resident personal finance expert and economics editor for American Public Media's Marketplace Money. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota

Praise forThe New Frugality:

"A how-to for people who say the Great Recession has made them want to change." -Minneapolis Star Tribune

"Farrell's advice comes wrapped in a message aboutfinancially and ecologically sustainable living that is particularly welcome in tough times."-SmartMoney.com

"Here's the good news: Being frugal is not synonymous with being cheap. Buy the good bike, the low-energy-use appliance; they're better made and will last longer. Just don't be reckless, with your life or your habitat.-Los Angeles Times

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About the Author

Chris Farrell is a regular contributer to Bloomsberg Business Week and the resident personal financial expert and economics editor for American Public Media's Marketplace Money. He lives in St Paul, Minnesota.

From AudioFile

Chris Farrell's basic point is that monstrous corporations foster out-of-control spending in the gullible and innocent consumer. His advice on frugality is basic stuff, but his skillful reading--his first--makes up for the book's old news. While he often runs over his own words and his pauses for breath are audible, he enunciates well, and his tone is engagingly light and conversational. Instrumental music caps each chapter, smoothing out the transitions between Farrell's determined admonitions for green living and his more sedate mantra of "save--don't spend." This is a fast-paced overview of simple economic sense. A.Z.W. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Bloomsbury Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1608193438
• ISBN 13: 9781608193431
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 256