We make ourselves rich by making our wants few.
- Henry David Thoreau

Frugality is one of the most beautiful and joyful words in the English language, and yet one that we are culturally cut off from understanding and enjoying. The consumption society has made us feel that happiness lies in having things, and has failed to teach us the happiness of not having things.
- Elise Boulding

Being frugal does not mean being cheap! It means being economical and avoiding waste.
- Catherine Pulsifer

Happiness is making the most of what you have.
- Rosamunde Pilcher

With greater emphasis on working to live, not living to work, we are creating awareness for simpler solutions, a more creative existence with healthier, happier longevity, for those brave enough to accept the challenge.
- Tracey Smith

It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind.
- Lucretius

Frugality may be termed the daughter of Prudence, the sister of Temperance, and the parent of Liberty.
- Samuel Johnson

If you can, you will quickly find that the greatest rate of return you will earn is on your own personal spending. Being a smart shopper is the first step to getting rich.
- Mark Cuban

The way to wealth depends on just two words, industry and frugality.
- Benjamin Franklin

Shopping secondhand is like a treasure hunt. It takes time to learn how to bargain shop, but you can become a money-saving thrift store shopper by planning ahead and being prepared.
- Sara Noel

By sowing frugality we reap liberty, a golden harvest.
- Agesilaus

If you realize that you have enough, you are truly rich.
- Lao Tzu

Frugality is founded on the principle that all riches have limits.
- Edmund Burke

Thrift comes too late when you find it at the bottom of your purse.
- Seneca

Material blessings, when they pay beyond the category of need, are weirdly fruitful of headache.
- Philip Wylie

Without frugality none can be rich, and with it very few would be poor.
- Samuel Johnson