Are you frugal with your money ?
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I went to Macy's the other day and almost died from excitement. I got the best fitting pair of jeans I've ever come across, two sweaters, and two jackets (over $250 worth of stuff) for a whopping $28.
I went back the next day to another store at the other mall we have and scored two more $50+ pairs of jeans for $17, and then two bras that would have cost me $100 for $20. Can't do much better than that!
This sweater was returned and you're selling it for X amount? I'll give you X-10 amount. It has deodorant marks and pilling.
I grew up very resentful of being dressed like a homeless person as a child and was terribly bullied because of it. Also, her need to buy the absolute cheapest of everything actually often ended up costing more money, as food was wasted being burned in cheap pots and pans, clothing wore out more quickly, things that were bought cheaply broke and needed to be replaced etc.
There is a happy medium between being a spendthrift and using "thriftiness" as a form of simple greed. My mother is a prime example of "Thrift as a thinly veiled form of greed." She has no appreciation for quality and then doesn't understand why her cooking never turns out (due to low quality cookware, worn out appliances, and low quality food ingredients,) why her belongings wear out or break faster than other people's why her clothing doesn't fit properly, why her body and face care items "don't work" when if she spent some money on quality she not only would get results and have longer lasting goods, but she would have less stressful life.
I'd rather spend the money and get something of quality that will last me years than "save money" have buy something that will break or wear out or never work at all.
I'm careful, but I don't worship money, so I do spend when I can, and try to get quality goods for things that are important.
So, no, I'm probably not all that thrifty, but in the end, I get better results than some people, and the things I save to buy end up lasting longer and working well.