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Not cheap — surgically generous with money, ruthlessly stingy with waste.
means Carefully economical, getting the most from limited resources and avoiding waste.
from From Latin frugalis, 'thrifty, useful,' which traces back to frux, frugis meaning 'fruit, profit, value' — the same root that gives us 'fruit.' The underlying idea is wonderfully positive: to be frugal was originally to be fruitful, productive, worth your keep, rather than merely tight-fisted. It entered English in the 1500s through French frugal.
- Latin root
- From frugalis, meaning useful and worthy
- Frugal vs cheap
- Cheap costs others; frugal costs nothing but ego
- Warren Buffett
- Billionaire still living in his 1958 house
- Frugal innovation
- India's jugaad turns scraps into working machines
- Hidden math
- Skipping daily coffee can fund a vacation
for instance
warren buffett — billionaire who still lives in the same omaha house he bought in 1958 for $31,500
the great depression — 1930s when americans perfected frugality out of necessity, rationing and repurposing everything