Struggling Economy Resurrects Layaway
When was the last time you put something on layaway or traded in your valuables at a pawnshop?
New times are bringing back old ways of spending money.
Farai Chideya talks about the realities of America's struggling economy with Cincinnati Enquirer reporter Keith Reed.
For more perspective, she speaks with Tony Aubrey, a successful pawnshop owner in Detroit.
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