Jan 20 2009
Thrift … A Lost American Tradition
Definitions of Thrift -
- Wise economy in the management of money and other resources.
- Caution with money.
- Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
- Careful spending of money, or using of food or other resources, so that one can save or have some left in reserve; economy.
Did you know January 17th - January 24th is National Thrift Week?
I actually didn’t.
But Single Guy Money did - and he wrote a terrific post explaining the history of it.My grandparents would be so proud him for writing on the topic of thriftiness!
(Especially Grandma Alice, who had thrift skills that surpassed Amy Dacyczyn of The Tightwad Gazette fame.)
Personally, I think thrift & frugal are terms that are starting to migrate over to the COOL side of our cultural spectrum.
It’s definitely not so nerdy or square - to want to use one’s money wisely these days!
About time - don’t you think?
Being thrifty, helps Craig and I to have better control over our money.
Which then allows us, a lot more choice and freedom in what we do with our money.
It really works for us!
Here are some interesting articles on the frugal and thrift movement -
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Thrift is Hip By Marie T. Sullivan, Chicago Daily Observer, June 07, 2008
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Let’s Make It Cool to Save By Michelle Singletary, The Washington Post, Sunday, May 11, 2008
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Thrift Is the New FashionBy Daniel Gross | NEWSWEEK Published Oct 25, 2008
Isn’t encouraging thrift a terrific idea?
dawn @ iowahippiechick
personal finance
I didn’t know about national thrift week either! I think all the talk of recession is making people care less about being too cool to “thrift” and also it’s starting to be considered wise rather than just…stingy.
CMFTC, Liza, and Bryan -
Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving a comment …
I really appreciate it
Mike -
I agree that budgeting is important, very important.
Though I do think thrift is a mindset that should go with budgeting.
I don’t think thrift equates “cheap,”
It equates making wise choices with one’s money!
More for Mike -
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