Quotes About Frugal

The economy of a novelist is a little like that of a careful housewife who is unwilling to throw away anything that might perhaps serve its turn.

I am quite stingy when it comes to giving runs away.

I'm stingy and I'm proud of the reputation.

People go back to the stuff that doesn't cost a lot of money and the stuff that you don't have to hand money to over and over again. Stuff that you get for free, stuff that your older brother gives you, stuff that you can get out of the local library.

Nature is a frugal mother, and never gives without measure. When she has work to do, she qualifies men for that and sends them equipped.

So if you want a culture where people work hard, & pay attention to detail, focus on the customer, are frugal: you have to do it yourself.

My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who were industrious. They were frugal.

Vegetarian and frugal it may be, but the chickpea is one of the most versatile ingredients you could keep in your cupboards.

He's always been known to be entrepenurious.

I am an austere president.

My grandfather could barely read. My grandmother had a sixth-grade education. They were people who were industrious. They were frugal.

I don't have a lavish lifestyle.

My father, being a Scotsman, taught me to look after finances. I'm shrewd. Some people may call me tight.

If you go to Bed Bath & Beyond without a coupon, people will wonder if you're OK.

What really boils me blood is that it's not that Daddy didn't have money, but he never could think of a single good reason to spend it.

Frugal cooks use small amounts of meat and fat to supplement the vegetables, grains, and beans that provide most of the calories Think of collard greens with fatback in the American South, Latino refried beans with lard, and the Asian stir-fry with a little pork and lots of rice.

Where's the incentive to be frugal with life's pleasures, to save up the pages in your favourite book for later, if you're going to be plunged into the darkened abyss at some arbitrary hour? If life is a book, then read it while you can. Don't save up any pages for later, because there might not be one.