 |
|
| Join the Initiative For A New Thrift |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
For a New Thrift: |
| Commission on Thrift |
| More about the commission |
|
| Thrift: A Cyclopedia |
| More about the cyclopedia |
| Exhibit |
| Change Box |
| Thrift Button |
| Supported by a generous grant from the John Templeton Foundation |
Do You Know What Thrift Is? (A Quiz)Author's Answers |
||
| 1. | Thrift is: | wise use |
| 2. | The opposite of thrift is: | waste |
| 3. | The best thing about thrift is: | carefulness based on stewardship |
| 4. | The worst thing about thrift is: | temptation to be stingy |
| 5. | Best all-time thrift book: | Robinson Crusoe |
| 6. | Best all-time anti-thrift book | Babette's Feast |
| 7. | Best all-time thrift movie: | It's a Wonderful Life |
| 8. | Best all-time anti-thrift movie: | The Color of Money |
| 9. | All-time most admirable U.S. thrift millionaire | Andrew Carnegie |
| 10. | All-time most notorious U.S. anti-thrift millionaire: | Donald Trump |
| 11. | All-time most beneficial U.S. thrift institution | Savings and Loan |
| 12. | All-time most destructive U.S. anti-thrift institution: | State Lottery |
| 13. | All-time greatest thrift visionary: | Benjamin Franklin |
| 14. | All-time greatest anti-thrift visionary: | Caligula |
| 15. | If thrift was an animal, it would be: | a squirrel |
| 16. | If thriftlessness was an animal, it would be: | a pig |
| 17. | If thrift was a U.S. city, it would be: | Burlington, VT |
| 18. | If thriftless was a U.S. city, it would be: | Las Vegas |
| 19. | If thrift was a color, it would be: | green |
| 20. | If thriftlessness was a color, it would be: | purple |
| 21. | If thrift was a movie star, it would be: | Daniel Day-Lewis |
| 22. | If thriftlessness was a movie star, it would be: | The Rock |
| 23. | The world's most thrifty nation: | Holland |
| 24. | The world's least thrift nation: | The U.S. |
| 25. | Most valuable current pro-thrift idea: | alternatives to payday lenders |