Today, many people see frugality as deprivation. But frugality is a traditional American virtue. It used to mean wisdom - and it can mean that again. Frugality is not deprivation. It is no longer spending our lives to make money to buy things that we don't use or enjoy or value.
Frugality is the ability to know when enough is enough.
It is creative - not solving boredom through shopping. It is challenging - not solving problems with money. Frugality is having enough love - being with our families instead of buying for our families. It is having enough friendship - having life partners rather than just business partners. And it is having enough community - knowing our neighbors and working with them to improve conditions in our neighborhoods and in the world.