I fell asleep thinking about this last night. Is frugal just frugal or does it depend on one’s means? If two people get the same great deal on an item but one person’s means are greater, are they both frugal or is one frugal and the other poor? Or is one just frugal by choice and the other frugal by necessity?
So, what do you think? Is frugal frugal or does a person’s means affect whether or not their purchase is a frugal one or not? And are some things not frugal no matter what one’s means are? So a person can afford to buy 10 Hummers doesn’t mean just buying one makes the gas and road hog frugal, right?
Thoughts? Other than that I’ve maybe had too much coffee and make no sense?
I don’t know. I think some things are more or less frugal. Frugality on the whole is spending wisely and getting the best value for your purchase (as I see it). I don’t know if any hummers are really best value.
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I think frugality is in the eye of the beholder. I don’t think the amount of money one has is relevant, except to the person who has it. My frugal could be your cheap. Your frugal could be my extravagant…
In any case frugality is a choice. Plenty of people with little or no money aren’t frugal, and plenty of wealthy people are.
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