Quote Originally Posted by James MacMillan View Post
Matt, I beg to differ, Frugal 1. Practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the use of material resources. See Synonyms at sparing.
2. Costing little; inexpensive: a frugal lunch.

Buying expensive things can never be called frugal. Wise? maybe. Smart? maybe. Regardless of the quality, a frugal person would never spend a lot of money on something he could do without.
Sorry, but my sainted Iowa-Scottish grandmother would strongly agree with Matt's take on frugality, and so would I.

There's frugal, and then there's just plain cheap.

T.