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Frugality

August 18, 2019 by admin

“By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest”

– Agesilaus

Definition:

  • Careful management of resources such as time and money (MW)
  • The quality of being careful when using money or food (CAM)

Vices:

  • Excess: Misery, the hoarding of material resources unreasonably
  • Deficiency: Wastefulness, the excess consumption of material resources

Example:

Not spending more than you need on goods or meals
Related Virtues: Cleanliness, Decency, Discipline, Dignity, Humility

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