Frugality - Wikipedia

Frugality is the quality of being frugal, sparing, thrifty, prudent or economical in the consumption of consumable resources such as food, time or money, ... Frugality FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch Beingfrugalinthe consumption ofconsumable resources Forthedietarydisposition,seeFrugivore. JamesGillray'ssatiricalprintTemperanceEnjoyingaFrugalMeal.GeorgeIIIisdepictedwithpatchedtrousersandachaircoveredwithprotectivefabric,eatingasimpleboiledeggandusingthetableclothashisnapkin.Winterflowersfilltheunlitfireplace.[1] Frugalityisthequalityofbeingfrugal,sparing,thrifty,prudentoreconomicalintheconsumptionofconsumableresourcessuchasfood,timeormoney,andavoidingwaste,lavishnessorextravagance.[2][3][4][5] Inbehavioralscience,frugalityhasbeendefinedasthetendencytoacquiregoodsandservicesinarestrainedmanner,andresourcefuluseofalreadyownedeconomicgoodsandservices,toachievealongertermgoal.[6] Contents 1Strategies 2Philosophy 3Corporateworld 4Seealso 5References Strategies[edit] Commontechniquesoffrugalityincludeinductionofwaste,curbingcostlyhabits,suppressinginstantgratificationbymeansoffiscalself-restraint,seekingefficiency,avoidingtraps,defyingexpensivesocialnorms,detectingandavoidingmanipulativeadvertising,embracingcost-freeoptions,usingbarter,andstayingwell-informedaboutlocalcircumstancesandbothmarketandproduct/servicerealities.Frugalitymaycontributetohealthbyleadingpeopletoavoidproductsthatarebothexpensiveandunhealthywhenusedtoexcess.[7]Frugallivingismainlypracticedbythosewhoaimtocutexpenses,havemoremoney,andgetthemosttheypossiblycanfromtheirmoney.[8] Philosophy[edit] Inthecontextofsomebeliefsystems,frugalityisaphilosophyinwhichonedoesnottrust(orisdeeplywaryof)"expert"knowledgefromcommercialmarketsorcorporatecultures,claimingtoknowwhatisinthebesteconomic,material,orspiritualinterestsoftheindividual.[9] Differentspiritualcommunitiesconsiderfrugalitytobeavirtueoraspiritualdiscipline.[10]TheReligiousSocietyofFriendsandthePuritansareexamplesofsuchgroups.[11]Thebasicphilosophybehindthisistheideathatpeopleoughttosavemoneyinordertoallocateittomorecharitablepurposes,suchashelpingothersinneed.[12] Therearealsoenvironmentalistswhoconsiderfrugalitytobeavirtue[13]throughwhichhumanscanmakeuseoftheirancestralskillsashunter-gatherers,carryinglittleandneedinglittle,andfindingmeaninginnatureinsteadofman-madeconventionsorreligion.HenryDavidThoreauexpressedasimilarphilosophyinWalden,withhiszestforself-relianceandminimalpossessionswhilelivingsimplyinthewoods.[14] Corporateworld[edit] Frugalityhasbeenadoptedasastrategicimperativebylargeenterprisesasameansofcostreduction[15]throughengendermentofaphilosophyofcarefulspendingamongsttheworkforce.[16]Costreductionisoftenperceivednegatively,beitwithinacorporateorganisationorinsociety,soinvitingeachemployeetoembracefrugalitytransferstheburdenofcostreductionfrommanagementtotheemployee.Indoingso,corporationsintroduceamoralobligationtocostcutting,proposingthenotionthatcarefulmanagementofcostsisinthecompany,shareholderandemployee'sbestinterests. Seealso[edit] Wikiquotehasquotationsrelatedto:Frugality Lookupfrugal orfrugalityinWiktionary,thefreedictionary. Simpleliving Anti-consumerism Capsulewardrobe Conspicuousconsumption Ethicalconsumerism ExtremeCheapskates Financialindependence FIREmovement Frugalengineering Garbagepicking Intentionalliving Miser Mottainai Overconsumption Paradoxofthrift Pricecomparisonservice Sustainableliving References[edit] ^"Temperanceenjoyingafrugalmeal".BritishMuseum. ^"frugal".CenturyDictionaryOnline.Retrieved15April2011. ^Macdonald,A.M.,ed.(1972).ChambersTwentiethCenturyDictionary.Chambers. ^OxfordAmericanDictionaries(computerapplication).AppleComputer.2005. ^Woolf,Henry,ed.(1980).Webster'sNewCollegiateDictionary.SpringfieldMA:Merriam.ISBN 0-87779-398-0. ^Lastovicka,J.L.;Bettencourt,L.A.;Hughner,R.S.;Kuntze,R.J.(1999)."Lifestyleofthetightandfrugal:Theoryandmeasurement".JournalofConsumerResearch.26:85–98.doi:10.1086/209552. ^Rose,P.;ToneySmith,S.;Segrist,D.J.(2010)."Toocheaptochug:Frugalityasabufferagainstcollege-studentdrinking".JournalofConsumerBehaviour.9:228–238.doi:10.1002/cb.314. ^Gorman,C.TheFrugalMind:1,479MoneySavingTipsforSurvivingthe1990s.NottinghamBooks,1990 ^Child,Hamilton:"HowtoSucceedinBusiness,"GazetteerandBusinessDirectoryofOntarioCounty,N.Y.,for1867-8,Page91e.g.H.Child,1867 ^Austin,RichardCartwright:"EnvironmentalTheology",Page169.CreeksidePress,1990 ^Mecklin,JohnM.:"AnIntroductiontoSocialEthics,TheSocialConscienceinaDemocracy",Page254.Harcourt,BraceandHowe,1920 ^Watkinson,WilliamL.:"FrugalityintheSpiritualLife",Page7.F.H.Revellcompany,1908 ^Swain,GeorgeFillmore;ConservationofWaterbyStorage,YaleUniversityPress,1915,p.26e.g. ^Thoreau,HenryDavid:"Walden",Page184e.g.T.Y.Crowell&co,1910 ^Hill,Phil:"http://freecheap.blogspot.com/"2010 ^Woerner,StephanieL.;"NetworkedatCisco",Page13.CenterforeBusiness,SloanSchoolofManagement,MIT,2001 vteSimplelivingPractices Barter Cord-cutting DIYethic Downshifting Drytoilet Fasting Forestgardening Freeganism Frugality Gifteconomy Intentionalcommunity Localcurrency Low-impactdevelopment Nofrills Off-the-grid Permaculture Regift Sattvicdiet Self-sufficiency Subsistenceagriculture Sustainableliving Sustainablesanitation Veganism Vegetarianism Wartaxresistance WWOOF Religiousandspiritual Amish Aparigraha Asceticism Cynicism Detachment Distributism Jesusmovement Mendicant Mindfulness Monasticism NewMonasticism Plaindress Plainpeople Quakers Rastafari Temperance Testimonyofsimplicity Tolstoyanmovement TwelveTribescommunities Secularmovements Back-to-the-land Car-free Environmental Hippie OpenSourceEcology Slow Smallhouse Tinyhouse Transitiontown Notablewriters WendellBerry ErnestCallenbach G.K.Chesterton DuaneElgin MahatmaGandhi RichardGregg TomHodgkinson HarlanHubbard SatishKumar HelenNearing ScottNearing PeacePilgrim NickRosen DugaldSemple E.F.Schumacher GeorgeSkeneKeith HenryDavidThoreau LeoTolstoy Valluvar Modern-dayadherents MarkBoyle RobGreenfield TedKaczynski PenttiLinkola JimMerkel PeacePilgrim Suelo Thomas VargVikernes Media "AnekdotezurSenkungderArbeitsmoral" EscapefromAffluenza TheGoodLife TheMoonandtheSledgehammer MotherEarthNews ThePowerofHalf SmallIsBeautiful Walden Related Affluenza Agrarianism Amateurism Anarcho-primitivism Anti-consumerism Appropriatetechnology Bohemianism Consumerism Deepecology Degrowth Ecologicalfootprint Foodmiles FrontPorchRepublic Greenanarchism Thegoodlife Globalwarming Hedonophobia Intentionalliving commune RainbowGathering Itinerant Low-technology Nonviolence Peakoil Sustainability Work–lifeinterface Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Frugality&oldid=1067773448" Categories:IntentionallivingSimplelivingVirtueWastemanagementconceptsWasteminimisationHiddencategories:ArticleswithshortdescriptionShortdescriptionisdifferentfromWikidata Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Inotherprojects Wikiquote Languages العربيةБългарскиCatalàDeutschEestiEspañolFrançaisՀայերենBahasaIndonesiaItalianoಕನ್ನಡLietuvių日本語NorskbokmålPortuguêsРусскийSimpleEnglishSuomiSvenskaTürkçeУкраїнськаTiếngViệtZeêuws中文 Editlinks