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
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
Your portfolio amount could double in a market boom during retirement and the rule would still limit you to the same inflation-adjusted amount, which would be unnecessarily frugal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
They were suddenly aware of great hunger, for they had not eaten anything since breakfast; but they dared not make more than a frugal supper.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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