British Dictionary definitions for frugal
frugal
/ˈfruːɡəl/
adjective
- practising economy; living without waste; thrifty
- not costly; meagre
Sometime, Uncle8888 seriously don't understand the few bloggers who are constantly preaching on this topic:
Being frugal to become more wealthy; you are on your way to your financial independence.
One of those few quoted examples is this one.
Drinking coffee/tea during tea-breaks if your office have formal or informal tea-breaks.
Drinking free 3-in-1 or 2-in-1 coffee/tea from your office pantry is being frugal and help to save more money to become more wealthy.
Uncle8888 rarely drinks his free 2-in-1 coffee from his office pantry. He walks out of the building to the coffee shop to drink his kopi-O siew dai.
So his monthly cost for two kopi-o sessions per working day is about $40.
By not saving $40 more per month; he is not being frugal?
So what is being fugal?......
