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Thrift

Name: Thrift
Author: Samuel Smiles

Samuel Smiles

Read by Jennifer Henry, borchata, Michele Fry, mleigh, czandra, laurencetrask, Nichole James, Eliza, Christine Rottger, Tanya Bessler, TR Love, William Allan Jones, Michele Eaton, Gabby D., Kathleen, Heather Eney, Astrid Weinmann and Chad Jackson · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Preface & Fable (5:58)
Industry (18:40)
Habits of Thrift (37:00)
Improvidence (31:02)
Means of Saving, Part 1 (21:15)
Means of Saving, Part 2 (29:10)
Examples of Thrift, Part 1 (27:06)
Examples of Thrift, Part 2 (26:21)
Methods of Economy, Part 1 (23:48)
Methods of Economy, Part 2 (20:19)
Economy in Life Assurance (27:49)
Savings Banks, Part 1 (30:07)
Savings Banks, Part 2 (27:48)
Savings Banks, Part 3 (25:57)
Little Things, Part 1 (24:20)
Little Things, Part 2 (20:08)
Masters and Men, Part 1 (28:23)
Masters and Men, Part 2 (26:05)
The Crossleys - Masters and Men (Continued), Part 1 (30:12)
The Crossleys - Masters and Men (Continued), Part 2 (36:16)
Living Beyond the Means, Part 1 (30:05)
Living Beyond the Means, Part 2 (28:59)
Great Debtors, Part 1 (27:19)
Great Debtors, Part 2 (31:31)
Riches and Charity, Part 1 (31:11)
Riches and Charity, Part 2 (33:21)
Healthy Homes, Part 1 (31:19)
Healthy Homes, Part 2 (37:17)
Healthy Homes, Part 3 (32:13)
The Art of Living, Part 1 (27:18)
The Art of Living, Part 2 (22:52)