I'm not cheap, I'm thrifty.
I cut coupons, love specials and believe in buying toilet paper and toothpaste in bulk. It's just who I am.
I'm all about saving money.
It is much more rewarding to do more with less.
Although I was paid a salary in Ann Arbor, my wife and children and I drank powdered milk at six cents a quart instead of the stuff that came in bottles. I was a tightwad.
To balance Fortune by a just expense, Join with Economy, Magnificence.
Cheapness is a great virtue.
Old habits die hard. I don't like spending money willy-nilly.
Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty.
I'm not a frugal person, but I find it difficult to be extravagant materially.
I admit I'm a miser! The most generous thing I've done is get married!
Thrift is poetic because it is creative; waste is unpoetic because it is waste.