Lifestyle of the tight and frugal: Theory and measurement

Journal of Consumer Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 85-98

  Lastovicka, John L ^a   Bettencourt, Lance A ^b   Hughner, Renée Shaw ^a   Kuntze, Ronald J ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0033148074     PISSN: 00935301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/209552     Document Type: Article

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