be thrifty
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They also portrayed him as a libertarian who dislikes government regulation and who can be thrifty to a fault.
From The New Yorker • May 7, 2019
I took a huge pay cut in order to care for my children, and I’m happy to be thrifty because of what it means for my babies.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2016
In other efforts to be thrifty, he pours used pasta water onto his garden, shares a bath with his wife and has replaced his lawn with crushed granite.
From New York Times • Apr. 2, 2015
Hampered by a $36 million salary cap penalty levied by the league in March 2012 and split evenly over the next two seasons, the Redskins were forced to be thrifty.
From Washington Times • Jan. 7, 2015
To see swiftly rotating wheels in your dreams, foretells that you will be thrifty and energetic in your business and be successful in pursuits of domestic bliss.
From Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or what's in a dream: a scientific and practical exposition by Miller, Gustavus Hindman
