thrifty

"My grandfather's generation was very frugal, very thrifty. It is part of Chinese tradition. For Chinese people to be economical is in their bones," she says.

That thrifty spirit I cultivated when I was in my 20s is back—but why couldn’t I hold on to it when my income was at its peak?

It’s thrifty, smart, and impossibly good — a dish that proves you don’t need much more than salt, acid, and time to make something sing.

Maquiladoras brought jobs to Mexico and thriftier price points for cost-conscious consumers.

Two cost of living fairs in a county aimed to lift "the taboo of wanting to save money and to be thrifty", said their organiser.