Thrifty 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 27

Thrifty 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 27

/ˈθrɪf.ti/ (adj)

very careful with money and resources, frugal, economical, prudent, cautious, sparing, parsimonious, provident

I really dislike this statement – No one ever gets rich by being frugal and thrifty. Some people like to say this whenever you try to save money. To me, this means you shouldn’t bother trying to be frugal. Their argument is it’s better to focus on making more money because “income has no ceiling.” I have a couple of problems with this viewpoint. First off, no one is too broad. Somebody somewhere got rich by being frugal. I am frugal, but I’m not rich yet. However, we will be wealthy someday. It can be done.

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Antonyms: wasteful, extravagant, lavish, profligate

Noun: thrift

Noun: thriftiness

Adverb: thriftily