frugalities
Habits of economizing
Frugalities is the plural of frugality, referring to instances or practices of careful, economical use of resources.
The word appears in contexts discussing multiple thrifty habits or economies: The small frugalities of daily life—reusing containers, buying in bulk—added up over time.
It can also mean acts of restraint or simplicity: the frugalities of monastic living.
Money paid out
- allocationDistribution of shares
- planningArranging for future events
- accountsRecords of transactions
- forecastPrediction of future conditions
ledger · cashflow · balance · expenditure · costs · estimation · fiscal · spreadsheet
Reducing expenditures deliberately
- sparingUsing resources minimally
- parsimonyExcessive frugality with resources
- husbandryFarm management practice
- conservationPreventing waste or loss
resourcefulness · efficiency · scrimping · penny-wise · tightwad · cheapness · stinginess · miserliness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
- modestyAbsence of vanity
- barenessLack of covering
- unpretentiousnessAbsence of showiness
- humblenessState of being unpretentious
basics · essentials · necessities · bare-bones · no-frills · unadorned · pared-down · stripped-down
Careful attention to risk
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
- circumspectionCareful consideration of consequences
deliberation · judiciousness · sagacity · carefulness · moderation · restraint · providence · conservatism
Place for safekeeping
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- reserveSupply kept back
- stashHidden reserve
- fundReserved money supply
account · interest · stockpile · cushion · accumulation · squirreling · hoarding · safeguarding
expense
Money paid out
- allocationDistribution of shares
- planningArranging for future events
- accountsRecords of transactions
forecast · ledger · cashflow · balance · expenditure · costs · estimation · fiscal · spreadsheet · calculator
economizing
Reducing expenditures deliberately
- sparingUsing resources minimally
- parsimonyExcessive frugality with resources
- husbandryFarm management practice
conservation · resourcefulness · efficiency · scrimping · penny-wise · tightwad · cheapness · stinginess · miserliness · skimping
plainness
Unadorned, straightforward quality
- modestyAbsence of vanity
- barenessLack of covering
- unpretentiousnessAbsence of showiness
humbleness · basics · essentials · necessities · bare-bones · no-frills · unadorned · pared-down · stripped-down · minimalism
caution
Careful attention to risk
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- discretionCareful judgment in speech
- foresightAbility to anticipate futures
circumspection · deliberation · judiciousness · sagacity · carefulness · moderation · restraint · providence · conservatism · wariness
deposit
Place for safekeeping
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- reserveSupply kept back
- stashHidden reserve
fund · account · interest · stockpile · cushion · accumulation · squirreling · hoarding · safeguarding · preserving
frugalitiesextravagances
Wasteful or lavish expenditures
excesses · wastefulness · profligacies · lavishness · squanderings
frugalitiesluxuries
Non-essential costly pleasures
opulence · extravagance · decadence · sumptuousness · high living