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fru•gal [froo-guh l] :: adj. 1. economical in use ; prudently saving, requiring few resources; and not wasteful:

• Despite Warren Buffet's earnings of $46 million in taxable income and boasting a net worth of $57 billion, he lives in the same home he bought for $31,500 nearly 50 years ago.
  
  
• The $2.75 you spend on a coffee break each day adds up to $1,000 a year. If you put the savings into an investment with a seven per cent return, 30 years later it will be worth $102,000.
  
  
• Efficiency is a frugal person's friend, and those who are frugal tend to follow the green mantra of reduce, repurpose, reuse and recycle for the things that they do possess.
  
  
• Dressing dowdy will be "a successor to grunge," according to David Wolfe, trend forecaster for The Doneger Group. It's going to be much more sophisticated and really kind of poetic and pretty.
  
  
• Tom Colicchio, in Food & Wine magazine, suggests more people will go 'halfsies' at restaurants : share and split main courses or request half portions.
  
  

resources ::

WastedFood.com
This site examines how we squander so much food

Half.com
Buy and sell new and used books, music, movies and more.

BBC | newsnight
Going cheap: rescuing the obselete.

Freecycle.org
Changing the world one gift at a time

Zenhabits.net
50 tips for simplifying & living frugal

Giftcardrescue.com
Allows you to sell your gift card for cash, exchange your gift card for another card, or buy discounted gift cards.




Q & A

1. Indian billionaire Azim Premji, one of Asia's richest men, served lunch honoring his son's wedding on what type of dinnerware?
2. Recessions are the best time to launch what endeavor?
3. Some recession founded businesses include what illustrious names?


answer:
1. Paper Plate
2. Start Your Own Business
3. Walt Disney, Johnson and Johnson, Microsoft