be thrifty

“When you get right down to it, most people do not want more government. They want their leaders to be thrifty, stay on budget, and conserve the limited resources we all have,” he noted.

Or maybe the theater where I danced was trying to be thrifty, environmentally friendly, when they swept up the snow at the end of every performance and gathered into great bags to be reused at the next show.

Parents have reason to be thrifty this year.

Scouts also pledge to be thrifty, clean, and kind — which includes using natural resources "wisely," keeping their communities clean, and never harming or killing "any living thing without good reason."

“So now he’s pushing the responsibility onto the people, telling them to be thrifty,” he said.