Associations to the word «Frugal»

Wiktionary

FRUGAL, adjective. Avoiding unnecessary expenditure either of money or of anything else which is to be used or consumed; avoiding waste.

Dictionary definition

FRUGAL, adjective. Avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn