Thrift or Debt:
Which Direction is Right for Texas? Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, Charles E. Stokes, and Stephen Reeves

In this appeal to the Texas Legislature, the Texas Thrift Coalition promotes thrift and encourages saving as a path to family prosperity and financial security for Texans. Read more

Franklin's Thrift: The Lost History of An American Virtue David Blankenhorn, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, and Sorcha Brophy-Warren

Thrift advocates encouraged self-discipline and personal responsibility, they also believed in the power of cooperative bonds. Read more

Generosity Unbound: How American Philanthropy Can Strengthen the Economy and Expand the Middle Class Claire Gaudiani • Available September 2010.

In this spirited defense of philanthropic freedom, Claire Gaudiani traces how this nation's distinctive tradition of citizen-to-citizen generosity has been a powerful engine of economic growth, social justice, and upward mobility. Read more

The Change Box Save for Change!

It's a small, beautiful box that hangs on your wall or sits on a surface in your home. You put your change (your spare coins) into it. The theme is "Save for Change!" $10.00 each

Thrift: A Cyclopedia David Blankenhorn

This book is an extended reflection, and a preliminary bringing together of knowledge, on the English word "thrift." Read more

For A New Thrift: Confronting the Debt Culture A Report to the Nation from the Commission on Thrift

Signed by sixty-six scholars and co-sponsored by eight leading think tanks.

For a New Thrift calls for efforts to rebuild broadly democratic, pro-thrift institutions that will serve and reward the "small saver." Read more

Thrift Captain Button

A replica of a vintage National Thrift Week button, buy one for $3.00 or 2 for $5.00.