A frugal person avoids wasting anything.
A person who is NOT frugal is a spendthrift.
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Almost, and the words are sometimes used interchangeably. But there is a subtle difference. A thrifty person considers a nickel carefully before spending it. A frugal person squeezes every nickel until Jefferson screams before spending it.
Theirs was a frugal existence, living on what they grew.
The noun forms for the adjective frugal are frugalness and frugality.
A person who is NOT frugal is a spendthrift.
Frugal.
Frugal - a person that makes wise family money management choices, is prudent with their spending; not cheap. A frugal person will actually spend more on quality products/services to save money in the long run..
The word "frugal" when translated in Tagalog or Filipino (national language of the Philippines) would simply mean "kuripot".
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Frugal will do: He was a frugal man, spending wisely, making sure he could retire comfortably.
spending money or wasting assets
frugal miserly stingy skimpy parsimonious
The word cheap has acquired a negative connotation. Applied to a person, it implies someone penurious: a miser, skinflint, tightwad, or Scrooge. Applied to an object, it suggests shoddy manufacture.Positive synonyms for a cheap person: thrifty, frugal, cannyPositive synonyms for cheap objects: inexpensive, economical, bargain, budget, reasonably-priced
Frugal
Almost, and the words are sometimes used interchangeably. But there is a subtle difference. A thrifty person considers a nickel carefully before spending it. A frugal person squeezes every nickel until Jefferson screams before spending it.