Frugal vs. Cheap
Posted by Wisdom Lion on December 4th, 2009 at 10:39pm
In an attempt to save money, I have come to the border between frugal and cheap, as I am sure many people do. Maybe I am quibbling over semantics here, but I have always thought there to be a very distinct line between frugal and cheap. My basic view is that frugal is a positive and long sighted version of cheap – value over price. For example, a cheap bottle of wine and a 40 of St. Ides will get me equally as buzzed and leave me equally as hung over. While the bottom-shelf wine may cost an extra $3, at least it has a shot at tasting decent. Therefore, the wine has clearly assumed the position of the frugal choice with its value added ticket to flavor country. Seems like an easy decision to me.
The real frugal choice would be going with a tall glass of tap water, staying home, and reading a book (via library, borrowed or stolen* to up the frugality), but that would throw off the example. I will also add an exception regarding most men’s early college careers. This is right around the time when the badassness that comes along with polishing off the luke-warm ass of a Steel Reserve 40 has the ability to offset the mild enjoyment that comes along with drinking 750mL of Sutter Home merlot straight from the bottle.
*Please don’t steal stuff.
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