frugal
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The main gripe for the frugal is the proposed budget represents an increase of around 60 percent on the last one at a time when member states have to tighten their belts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026
Senator still tries to be frugal when eating out with friends, especially as she and her husband save up to buy a house.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026
While some presidents have been frugal with their financial forgiveness – George H.W.
From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026
In a 2022 Cosmopolitan cover interview, Haddish detailed the frugal budgeting she relied on to buy her very first house after appearing on “The Carmichael Show” in 2015.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
After a frugal supper of cabbage-and-carrot soup and Leberwurst, liver sausage, Helmuth hurries Oma as they clear away the dishes.
From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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