She is noted for her thrift but her husband is very extravagant. From LearnThat.org.
I would argue that, unless you're stuffing your dollars in a mattress, "thrift" is itself just another form of consumption. From Wordnik.com. [In Praise of Temperance, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
To some people, living with thrift is like challenging game. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
Usually I find clothing by word of mouth or in thrift stores. From Wordnik.com. [What Women Are Saying About Clothing Today] Reference
Before I had a child I would browse for hours in thrift stores. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-08-01] Reference
Bought for a pittance in what I think you call thrift shops in the US. From Wordnik.com. [Looking for a Dress ... and Nag Me, Please - A Dress A Day] Reference
And the white thrift is very silvery and more beautiful than the pink. From Wordnik.com. [Mary's Meadow; and Letters From a Little Garden] Reference
I don't sew, but I like the styles I find in thrift shops rather than the mall. From Wordnik.com. [What Women Are Saying About Clothing Today] Reference
Check your local area for chain thrift stores like Savers or the Salvation Army. From Wordnik.com. [16 posts from October 2008] Reference
This was a way to thrive, and he was blest; And thrift is blessing, if men steal it not. From Wordnik.com. [Shakespeare and the Bible] Reference
The word thrift in its origin means the grasping or holding fast the things that we have. From Wordnik.com. [Pushing to the Front] Reference
(I suspect ben-wa balls would also be useful; but they're less likely to show up in thrift shops.). From Wordnik.com. [Another Day in the Ketchup Mine] Reference
If I had that much money I would have better things to do with it. (and I DO shop in thrift shops.). From Wordnik.com. [A Mighty Mini Marlin] Reference
The debate over consumer spending and debt as opposed to household thrift is nothing new in America. From Wordnik.com. [Whither Thrift? Part 1] Reference
In ten years, you'll probably be able to get the needed equipment at rummage sales or in thrift shops. From Wordnik.com. [Another Day in the Ketchup Mine] Reference
As I come across items in thrift stores or that I have had in my closet unused, I decide to give as gifts. From Wordnik.com. [RECYCLED CHRISTMAS | Inhabitat] Reference
What did make Sosthène notable was the quiet thing we call thrift, made graceful by certain rudiments of taste. From Wordnik.com. [Bonaventure A Prose Pastoral of Acadian Louisiana] Reference
Was reminded of the late Lee Pelton, who once expressed amusement at my buying clothes in thrift stores rather than garage sales. From Wordnik.com. [Your mission, should you choose to accept it....] Reference
But a lot of people can't understand the meaning of the word thrift, and think it means only omitting to do what you ought to do. '. From Wordnik.com. [Cap'n Dyke, Lesbian Pirate Queen & Rogue Blogger] Reference
Is a society based on the idea of thrift really what we want?. From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
As for thrift, that is a virtue other people should practice. From Wordnik.com. [Encounter Books] Reference
The word thrift implies something that we don't like to think of. From Wordnik.com. [The Family Life of Big Business] Reference
I might state another thing before I am through, that is, their thrift. From Wordnik.com. [Scotland's Contributions to the Empire] Reference
On another occasion, a nurse from a local hospital calls the thrift shop. From Wordnik.com. [Cathleen Falsani: Thrift Store Saints: Tales of a Second-Hand Savior] Reference
Talk about word thrift–try capturing the essence of a book in less than 400 words. From Wordnik.com. [The Nervous Breakdown] Reference
The WSJ analysis didn't include savings-and-loan institutions, or so-called thrift banks. From Wordnik.com. [Small Banks' Reckoning Day Is Coming] Reference
& Co. The thrift is the fourth financial firm to have been dropped from the S&P in recent weeks. From Wordnik.com. [S&P Will Remove WaMu From Index] Reference
Finally the idea of thrift in all its implications must be made a part of the educational program. From Wordnik.com. [The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History] Reference
I love to look in thrift shops. From Wordnik.com. [Thrift-Shop Garb Gets a Makeover in Missoula « Scavenging] Reference
I love those old globes I see in thrift shops. From Wordnik.com. [Glone Global] Reference
For these players -- such as thrift Washington Mutual. From Wordnik.com. [Many Companies Seek Last Rights] Reference
It's just the kind of thrift project our post-credit-crunch world needs. From Wordnik.com. [Those Crazy Kids! - A Dress A Day] Reference
But concepts like "thrift" and "not spending more than you earn" do get across. From Wordnik.com. [Thatcher and Thatcherism in retrospect] Reference
And even among them there is a kind of thrift and saving of words. From Wordnik.com. [Discoveries Made Upon Men and Matter and Some Poems] Reference
The doctrine of 'thrift' also has been preached very vigorously to them. From Wordnik.com. [British Socialism An Examination of Its Doctrines, Policy, Aims and Practical Proposals] Reference
But, truth to say, I have never understood the kind of thrift they recommend. From Wordnik.com. [Notes on My Books] Reference
But, truth to say, I have never understood the kind of thrift they recommended. From Wordnik.com. [Some Reminiscences] Reference
There is a use of the word "thrift" that may help us to realize its best meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Friendly Visiting among the Poor A Handbook for Charity Workers] Reference
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