Scroogenomics: Why You Shouldn't Buy Presents for the Holidays
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.40 (731 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691142645 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-22 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Finally, Someone Willing to Stand Up and Point Out the White Elephant in the Room" according to Wildness. Finally, someone willing to stand up and point out the white elephant in the room This is a refreshing book for its honesty and frankness. I have tried to have this conversation with my family for a few years, but to only find deaf ears on the subject.In a perfect world, everyone would put a lot of thought and effo. I am on your side Joel! I loved this book! It was a very interesting read. The things that mean the most to us in life, especially as we reach our ending years, are not the gifts we were showered with, but the people who have entered our lives and brought enrichment, from them being who they are. The thought of someone using their hard ea. E. Marks said A Refreshing Antidote to the Buy Buy Buy Media. This book is brilliant. Look around you during the holidays. Most of us are actively trying to get "stuff" out of our lives. Clear the drawers, attic, garage, basement. The issue is not needing more stuff. The issue is needing less stuff. And then people give us more stuff for gifts. Unless the gift giver has brill
While recognizing the difficulties of altering current trends, Waldfogel offers viable gift-giving alternatives. It's hard to imagine any Christmas without this time-honored custom. Economist Joel Waldfogel provides solid explanations to show us why it's time to stop the madness and think twice before buying gifts for the holidays. When we buy for ourselves, every dollar we spend produces at least a dollar in satisfaction, because we shop carefully and purchase items that are worth more than they cost. We make less-informed choices, max out on credit to buy gifts worth less than the money spent, and leave recipients less than satisfied, creating what Waldfogel calls "deadweight loss." Waldfogel indicates that this waste isn't confined to Americans--most major economies share in this orgy of wealth destruction. How many of us get gifts we like? How many of us give gifts not knowing what recipients want? Did your cousin really look excited about that jumping alarm clock? Lively and informed, Scroogenomics illustrates how our consumer spending generates vast amounts of economic waste--to the shocking tune of eighty-five billion dollars each winter. By reprioritizing our gift-giving habits, Scroogenomics proves that we
Addressing the $66 billion in retail sales during the 2007 Christmas season, the author's bewilderment is evident when he asks—would anyone buy this stuff for himself or herself? does anybody want it?—and answers his own question with a quote suggesting that gift giving may be too firmly entrenched to budge: There are worlds of money wasted, at this time of year, in getting things that nobody wants, and nobody cares for after they are got. . (Nov.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division