How long does it take to read The Overspent American?
Juliet Schor
The Overspent American by Juliet Schor takes about 4 hours 38 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 4 hours 38 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1998. 253 pages, about 69,575 words.
10 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 7 hours 44 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 4 hours 38 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 54 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Juliet Schor presents original research showing how keeping up with the Joneses has evolved from keeping pace with one's neighbors and others in a similar social set to keeping up with a referent group that may include co-workers who earn five times one's own salary or television "friends" whose lifestyle is unattainable for the average person. The book also describes the growing backlash of people who are "downshifting" by working less, earning less, and finding balance by getting their lifestyles in sync with their values.
Subjects: Consumption (Economics), Credit, Personal Finance, Consumer behavior, Values, Debt
