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This guest post is by S.B. from the Be Thrifty Like Us blog. I visited her blog the other day and was very impressed with her shopping trip where she got all her stuff for free, and a penny back. Not that is someone worth learning from.

Steve

Steve contacted me to write a guest post about thrifty versus frugal. I know everyone has their own definitions and concepts of what these things are, but here is my take on it!

When I think of being thrifty, I think of shopping. I love to shop, but only if I can be thrifty and get bargains on things. I think being thrifty is taking the time to clip the coupons to save some money. Or watching an item until it finally goes on sale before your buy it. Being thrifty could be comparison shopping between the different stores and reading product reviews. A thrifty person won’t just pay full price for things, they look for bargains. To me, that is what thrifty is.

When I think of frugality, I think of a person who doesn’t like to waste things. If someone is frugal they may fix their jacket by repairing a button instead of buying a new one. If someone is frugal, they may pick items up out of people’s trash like I do when I see something good. A frugal person will line dry their laundry or walk to places instead of driving. In my opinion, frugality is about saving money and resources by stretching them further.

I think when it comes to frugality and thriftiness; we all have our own definitions of what is and isn’t. What may seem extreme to some may seem perfectly normal to other people. That is the great thing about this world; we can all do our own thing. When a bar of soap gets small in our house, I just throw it out and get a new one. Another family might use the soap up till the very last bit. I’ve heard of some people taking tiny slivers of soap and using them to form a new bar. Those are just some examples how different people take frugality and thriftiness to different levels.

When it comes to bring frugal and thrifty, each of us has to define and decide what we need to be thrifty and frugal with. We all have very different lives, some of us with more time than others. I think anything you do to be thrifty or frugal is a great start. Don’t compare yourself to others; just do what works for you!

If you like to see more information on how my family lives or about my thrifty shopping ideas, please visit my blog called “Be Thrifty Like Us”.

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