Squandering Aimlessly

    What would you do if you received a sudden financial windfall? David Brancoaccio，whose ability to clarify economic matters has made public radio's Marketplace a hit，set out to discover where，why ，and how people are spending their riches-whether it's proceeds from stock options，profits from the sale of a house，or an unexpected inheritance or bonus.
His journey takes readers from Minnesota's Mall of America to the financia caveerns of Wall Street，to a college sge among the oil wells of West Texas.He gathers wisdom on money and its uses from Calinfornia entrepre-neurs，a drifter in the desert，a U.s.threasury secretary，and many others from all walks of life.The resuli is at once a delightful adventure and an eye-open-ing report on America's attitudes about spending，saving，and investing.

作者简介：
DAVID BRANCACCIO is host and senior editor a Marketplae，pub-lic radio's award-winning business program.Abroadcaster and peporter for more than twenty-five years，he lives in Los Angeles，California.

1. The Naked Truth A bout Money
2. Going Back to Shop Class
Spending at the Mall of America,Bloomington,Minnesota
3. Invest Like Your Very Liberal
Mother Is Watching
Being socialy responsible,Jackson Hole,Wyoming
4. Be Your Own Boss
Entrepreneurship in pasadena and Universal City,California
5. Learn to Play the Game
Taking risks in Las Vegas,Nevada
6. Give It Away
Charity in Hawthorne,Nevada
7. Invest Like a Grown-up
Buying a fat hen on Wall Street
8. Getting Real
Dying for a mortgage in Levittown,Long Island
9. Quit Your Day Job
On sabbatical in Levelland,Texas
10. Seek a Gray Area
Putting it toward retrement in Tucson,Arzona
11. Go Conservative
Saving in Seattle
Epilogue