frugal
/ˈfruːɡəl/
adjective
living without waste
Being frugal or Overly obsessed with saving?
1. practising economy; living without waste; thrifty
2. not costly; meagre
Sometime, Uncle8888 seriously don't understand the few bloggers who are constantly preaching on this topic: Being frugal to become more wealthy; you are on your way to your financial independence.
One of those few quoted examples is this one.
Drinking coffee/tea during tea-breaks if your office have formal or informal tea-breaks.
Drinking free 3-in-1 or 2-in-1 coffee/tea from your office pantry is being frugal and help to save more money to become more wealthy.
Uncle8888 rarely drinks his free 2-in-1 coffee from his office pantry. He walks out of the building to the coffee shop to drink his kopi-O siew dai.
So his monthly cost for two kopi-o sessions per working day is about $40.
By not saving $40 more per month; he is not being frugal?
So what is being fugal?
living without waste
Is drinking kopi-o at coffeshop is living WITH waste?
Hor!
Being frugal or Overly obsessed with saving?
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I concur. Some people are overdoing this frugal crap at times.
ReplyDeleteHi CW,
ReplyDeleteI agree. Those type of frugal is living without taste! Not waste!
Rolf
Lucky I didn't even drink coffee, one less trouble to think about :D
ReplyDeleteYou drink tea?
DeleteOr just drink plain water?
Frugal to me mean:
ReplyDelete1. No chicken (prostitute)
2. No Smoking
3. No alcohol
4. No Gambling (Casino, 4D, etc)
Save lots of money not doing the above.
Hi bro8888,
ReplyDeleteSo naughty :)
I think being frugal means you don't spend what you don't value on. If you don't value on coffee, spending a few dollars extra on it doesn't mean anything to you, so might as well go for the cheapest. I think frugality is not just about absolute numbers, it's about whether your spending is in line with your values. If it's not, it's not frugal.
I don't spend money on drinks when I'm eating alone because I bought my own water bottle. But when I meet with friends, I don't mind drink $10 on premium coffee and cakes. I also spend on the cheapest ballpoint pens for my own use, but don't mind buying $150 for a haversack bag. How to make sense of me? Hahaa
Exactly!
DeleteE.g. Walking under hot Sun to save on bus fare is being frugal. Not sure how many can agree?
DeleteA thin line between being frugal or giam siap. Some people mixed them up.
ReplyDeletee.g. Saving on kopi o sessions of $40 per mth but took office pantry 3 in 1 is not frugal. It is more of seeking value at other's cost. Frugal is more of instead of drinking premium coffee at Starbucks or Coffee Beans, a kopi o at coffeeshop is an acceptable alternative;
Walking under hot sun to save bus fare is not being frugal. However, using a bus / MRT instead of the car is being frugal. My opinion only. No offence, no defence.