Frugality
noun
The quality of being careful with money or resources.
Her frugality helped her save a significant portion of her salary every month.
Often appears as...
- practice frugality
- admired her frugality
noun
The quality of being careful with money or resources.
Her frugality helped her save a significant portion of her salary every month.
Often appears as...
- practice frugality
- admired her frugality
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Frugality is viewed positively, suggesting wise and efficient use of money or resources.
His frugality was evident from his debt-free living.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Stinginess
Frugality isn't being stingy; it is being economical and avoiding waste.
Choosing a cheaper brand for everyday use is frugality, not stinginess.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Versatility
Different cultures may have distinct perspectives on frugality; it's a respected trait in many.
She admired the frugality of her grandmother, a habit from wartime rationing.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Frugality is viewed positively, suggesting wise and efficient use of money or resources.
His frugality was evident from his debt-free living.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Stinginess
Frugality isn't being stingy; it is being economical and avoiding waste.
Choosing a cheaper brand for everyday use is frugality, not stinginess.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Versatility
Different cultures may have distinct perspectives on frugality; it's a respected trait in many.
She admired the frugality of her grandmother, a habit from wartime rationing.
Pro Tip 1/3Positive Connotation
Frugality is viewed positively, suggesting wise and efficient use of money or resources.
His frugality was evident from his debt-free living.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Stinginess
Frugality isn't being stingy; it is being economical and avoiding waste.
Choosing a cheaper brand for everyday use is frugality, not stinginess.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Versatility
Different cultures may have distinct perspectives on frugality; it's a respected trait in many.
She admired the frugality of her grandmother, a habit from wartime rationing.
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If the monospinner is an exercise in frugality, this machine here, the omnicopter, with its eight propellers, is an exercise in excess.
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Meet the dazzling flying...
If the monospinner is an exercise in frugality, this machine here, the omnicopter, with its eight propellers, is an exercise in excess.
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Jeff Bezos
American Businessman
I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.
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Steve Blank
American Businessman
Great entrepreneurial DNA is comprised of leadership, technological vision, frugality, and the desire to succeed.
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Sam Altman
American Businessman
That culture of frugality and discipline is really important for the Y Combinator mindset.
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John Tyler
American President
Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.
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Edmund Burke
Irish Statesman
Frugality is founded on the principal that all riches have limits.
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John Ray
English Environmentalist
Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality its left.
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Chris Sullivan
American Actor
Frugality was my side hustle. I was really good at it.
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Jason Chaffetz
American Politician
A dash of frugality is a good thing for everyone.
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Francois Rabelais
French Clergyman
Frugality is for the vulgar.
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Jeff Bezos
American Businessman
I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.
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Steve Blank
American Businessman
Great entrepreneurial DNA is comprised of leadership, technological vision, frugality, and the desire to succeed.
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Sam Altman
American Businessman
That culture of frugality and discipline is really important for the Y Combinator mindset.
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John Tyler
American President
Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.
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Samuel Johnson
English Writer
Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.
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Edmund Burke
Irish Statesman
Frugality is founded on the principal that all riches have limits.
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John Ray
English Environmentalist
Industry is fortune's right hand, and frugality its left.
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Chris Sullivan
American Actor
Frugality was my side hustle. I was really good at it.
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Jason Chaffetz
American Politician
A dash of frugality is a good thing for everyone.
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Francois Rabelais
French Clergyman
Frugality is for the vulgar.
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