Frugal

Frugal means being smart about spending money and using things carefully so that you don’t waste them. It’s like saving your allowance instead of spending it all at once.

Examples

• My grandmother is very frugal; she uses leftover vegetables to make delicious soups instead of throwing them away, which helps save money and reduces waste.
• When planning a birthday party, I tried to be frugal by making decorations with materials I already had at home instead of buying new ones.
• In science class, we learned that being frugal with water is important, so we started turning off the tap while brushing our teeth to save this precious resource.

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