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Post: Frugal Friday- Gifts - Gifting
| Post: Frugal Friday- Gifts Gift giving can trip up even the most carefully frugal. Its one of the areas where the practicer of thriftiness can appear to be cheap instead of frugal. Im of the opinion that cheap is NOT the same as frugal. Here is an interesting look at thrift vs. frugal vs. cheap- complete with Venn Diagram! I think this line best explains my feeling of the word cheap- Cheap somehow involved taking advantage of someone else. Other differences in my perception are that frugality will research all options for a new purchase and take quality into account. Cheapness will buy the least expensive, even if the item has a short life span and must be repurchased several times over.
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| I agree the way you differentiate those three words: thriftiness, cheapness, and frugal. I go for frugal since I think it suits my personality. Most of the time when I choose a present for someone, I purchase something inexpensive but, of course, fits to the recipient. I always make sure that the receiver will also enjoy the gift and not to simply break within a short period. It should be something useful for him as well. |
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