Frugal Brooklyn

Last week, Brooklyn was named the most frugal city in the U.S. by Mint.com, based on discretionary spending figures. Of course, since the numbers correspond to the percentage decrease in spending since 2008, it could just mean that Brooklyn was one of the most outta hand back in bull-market 2008...

Either way, its a great graphic and is fascinating in its specifics, charting how much each (at least, each of the 5 least frugal) spent on clothing, books, electronics, hobbies, and sports respectively (Chicagoans love them some books). I wish they had broken it down for the most frugal as well-could be a very interesting comparison.