Proof that 'the more things change, the more they stay the same', The Great Gatsby author F. Scott Fitzgerald pokes fun at how credit-reliant society is.
In the 1920s, Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda had been living at the Plaza Hotel when they found out they were broke. They couldn't pay for their hotel room and so moved into a rented house, so he could start writing again to pay the bill.
A year later, Fitzgerald once again found himself penniless.
At his wife's suggestion, he wrote 'How to Live on $36,000 a Year' - an autobiographical look at how he and his family had gotten through the last 12 months.
'How to Live on $36,000 a Year' is the ideal read for those interested in learning a bit more about one of the most famous American authors.