Still one thing more, fellow citizens, a wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned.

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The 'frugal box' is one which features higher nowadays on a chairman's checklist when he comes to vetting prospective managerial candidates.

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One thing I will say about the Germans is they are frugal about housing.

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To determine where Americans are most frugal, we turned to Atlanta-based Equifax, one of the three largest consumer credit reporting agencies in the country.

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If one of your New Year's resolutions is to be a bit more frugal with your tech purchases, perhaps we can help you get a jump start on said goal a day early.

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"We have been frugal people, and we have tried to save as much as we can, and that is one of the reasons why I have been able to stay home with Max, " said Chris, who builds wooden toys for his son.

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Scene One: Here is Al Gore delivering the unwelcome news that we all need to tighten our belts and live more frugal lives, all while he is living in his enormous Tennessee mansion, sucking up more electricity in a single month than most of his Nashville neighbors use in an entire year.

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