You're Broke Because You Want to Be

December 9, 2008
The irascible host of A&E's Big Spender-a pull-yourself-up-from-your-bootstraps kind of dude-Winget differentiates between poverty (a chronic condition) and merely being broke. The broke are either overspending or underearning; Winget argues that the broke can be fixed, challenging me and my ilk to take a good, hard look at ourselves, our habits, and our personal finances, leading us down the road to balance. Winget rejects any form of whining and demands that readers accept responsibility. Direct confrontation works on reality TV; as long as dudes are willing to be honest, it works here, too. Gotham's $14 paperback is coming in December. Car commuters might like the unabridged audio versions read by the author.-Douglas C. Lord, Connecticut State Lib., Middletown

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