BY FROMA HARROP “Doing it yourself these days?” asks the Depression-era ad for bleach. It shows pampered hands wading in a tub full of laundry. There’s more doing-it-yourself in this Great Recession, as well. The economic downturn has stripped the bubble bourgeoisie of the funds required to employ an army of house cleaners, nannies, personal trainers, dog walkers and other hired helpers. It was very 2005 to read of couples using a service to water […]
Bubble Bourgeoisie Learns To ‘Do-It-Yourself’
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