Quotes About Frugality

I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.

I will always have enough money to last the rest of my life...as long as I don't buy anything.

I spent my entire life working with the smallest budget I could get. Just working with old, junky, donated equipment. The only things I bought myself were the trumpet and the $9 ukulele.

Gaining money by my industry and frugality, I lived very agreeably. . . .

Saving money Today secures, eases, and beautifies Tomorrow.

A dollar saved is a quarter earned.

A penny saved is not a penny earned if at the end of the day you still owe a quarter.

Sometimes we used to eat once a day... chicken backs. You could buy four chicken backs for a quarter.

After 'Maryada Ramanna,' I wanted to make a quick film on a shoestring budget.

I've always shopped on the sale rack, and I've always been the girl flipping through the hangers trying to find the best deal.

For some reason I am one of those people who act like they were born and raised during the Depression.

I'm a very safe saver. I save everything. I save all my money and my parents raised me like that.

Growing your own garden is way less expensive than going out shopping and eating.

A dash of frugality is a good thing for everyone.

I did this very cheap movie called 'Love,' and then I decided I wanted to make an even cheaper movie so people don't get involved and can't tell you how to rewrite it or how to avoid losing money. The good thing about doing these quite cheap movies is that you have much more freedom.

A big part of the equation for 'Winter's Bone' was making it for so little that we owe nobody. We had a guaranteed loan and were able to pay it back.

I'm not making millions here, and because I'm a Capricorn I save up. You have to save for winter.

When I was growing up, my parents were too cheap to buy a snowblower, so my crippled butt was out clearing the whole driveway every winter. It was hell.

Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.

My brother calls me penny wise, pound foolish.

I'm serious about it, and I want to spend my money wise. I'm not going to throw away any money.

Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely.

Wealthy individuals are known for spending their money wisely. This means living below their means by skipping the McMansion and impractical luxury vehicles.

The less you have to think about how to spend every dollar, the more likely you are to spend wisely.