We've been cutting down on outgoings in the rookie household recently and I have been musing on this one.
My thoughts are that anything that creates savings but doesn't impact negatively on anyone else is definitely frugal, so things such as doing the family shopping in a cheaper supermarket, buying DS's clothes from E-bay, not going out as much, would all be under that heading.
So I guess being tight would be making people chip in for dinner if they come round, not buying a round when you are out, stuff like that.
It's just that my definition of being frugal is changing. I used to think that people that brought in their own lunch or coffee were stingy, now I'm kicking myself that I wasted so much money over the years. I've also noticed that more people in our office are brown bagging - and one of the contractors didn't go out for a team lunch the other day as he said he had no money - which I can't imagine someone admitting to a few years ago ( btw I thought it was v mature of him to state this) .
I should add that this is meant to be fairly light hearted, we have overspent, but it's a question of raiding savings and cutting down on expenses rather than being on the breadline - so if you are in the position where every penny counts, then you absolutely should do what's right for you.
Has your definition of frugal and tight altered over the years - what crosses the line between the two?
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Difference between being frugal and just plain tight?
rookiemater · 14/02/2014 11:51
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