frugality
noun
fru·gal·i·ty
frü-ˈga-lə-tē 
: the quality or state of being frugal : careful management of material resources and especially money : thrift
For these renters, the philosophy is more about having it all … than it is about hardship or frugality.—
Roya Wolverson
Roya WolversonThe conference table, like all the company's desks, is made of a door bolted to two-by-fours, a deliberate message of frugality to employees of a company that is losing hundreds of millions of dollars a year.—Saul Hansell
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The Dolphins’ free agency was defined by frugality, long-term outlook
In recent years, Miami has been one of the biggest spenders during the first wave of free agency.
—Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
The frugality has brought a bump in earnings and share prices for the likes of fast food chain Yum China Holdings Inc. — which operates KFC and Pizza Hut on the mainland — and Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing Co., whose China expansion has also been received positively.
—Ishika Mookerjee, Fortune Asia, 28 Feb. 2024
This was driven by consumers choosing more expensive formats after a period of frugality.
—Dasha Afanasieva, Fortune Europe, 22 Feb. 2024
During his 78 years of life, that frugality allowed Kahn to stockpile $13 million.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2024
Spanos said the hiring of Harbaugh wasn’t influenced by a desire to change the narrative about his family’s frugality.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Before dying at the age of 77, Kahn had spent decades quietly becoming a multimillionaire through a combination of a healthy income, smart investing and extreme frugality.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
Much like professional sports, music can be a cutthroat industry, one that doesn’t encourage frugality, and can leave the stars of yesteryear in bad straits.
—Grant Rindner, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2023
Her project takes a page from Benjamin Franklin’s frugality: individual virtue through right action.
—Coco Krumme, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
Daniel Oyefusi, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2024
The frugality has brought a bump in earnings and share prices for the likes of fast food chain Yum China Holdings Inc. — which operates KFC and Pizza Hut on the mainland — and Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing Co., whose China expansion has also been received positively.
—Ishika Mookerjee, Fortune Asia, 28 Feb. 2024
This was driven by consumers choosing more expensive formats after a period of frugality.
—Dasha Afanasieva, Fortune Europe, 22 Feb. 2024
During his 78 years of life, that frugality allowed Kahn to stockpile $13 million.
—Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Jan. 2024
Spanos said the hiring of Harbaugh wasn’t influenced by a desire to change the narrative about his family’s frugality.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
Before dying at the age of 77, Kahn had spent decades quietly becoming a multimillionaire through a combination of a healthy income, smart investing and extreme frugality.
—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
Much like professional sports, music can be a cutthroat industry, one that doesn’t encourage frugality, and can leave the stars of yesteryear in bad straits.
—Grant Rindner, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2023
Her project takes a page from Benjamin Franklin’s frugality: individual virtue through right action.
—Coco Krumme, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
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