Thrifty

thrift·y, adj [THRIFTIER THRIFTIEST (ti-ist)], 1. practicing thrift; provident; economical. 2. thriving; flourishing; prospering.

A man is rich in proportion to the number of things which he can afford to let alone.

—Henry David Thoreau 1817–1862

Henry David Thoreau was a United States writer and philosopher.

Don’t go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.
—Mark Twain 1835–1910

Mark Twain is the pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, United States writer and humorist.

A penny saved is a penny earned.
—Benjamin Franklin 1706–1790

Benjamin Franklin was a United States writer, inventor, scientist, and Revolutionary War patriot.