#529 frugal

frugal- practising economy; living without waste; thrifty; not costly; meagre

C16 from Latin frugalis, from frugi useful, temperate, from frux fruit

Another answer when pressured to not be frugal is to say we choose to spend our money on different things and blank is just not a priority for us.

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