Tight young things: F Scott Fitzgerald’s tips on how to save money

The author of The Great Gatsby is not known for his restraint. But what can we learn from his suggestions of how to tighten the purse strings?

This is a frugal time of year for many of us, so I feel indebted to Scribner Magazine this morning for posting a wonderful extract from F Scott Fitzgerald’s autobiography in which the Gatsby author describes his own attempts to live on a budget.

Part of a series of pieces marking the 90th anniversary of the publication of The Great Gatsby, it is genuinely funny and charming, as the author and his wife, Zelda, attempt to work out why they are unable to account for $1,000 a month.

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