In Cheap We Trust: The Story of a Misunderstood American VirtueWhat does it mean to be cheap? When is it mature to stow money away and when is it miserly, even Scrooge like? And how might Americans navigate the economic downturn in an era when everything seems disposable and when credit has felt dangerously unlimited? In answering these questions, IN CHEAP WE TRUST combines a consideration of cheapness as it relates to personality, lifestyle, and philosophy with a colorful ride through the history of thrift in