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  • noun Plural form of frugalista.

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Examples

  • Clothing Swap founder Suzanne Agasi touts swaps as a way to do right by the planet, while London's Sun traces the trend to so-called frugalistas -- would-be fashionistas hit hard in recent months by the credit crunch who have found new (well, new-to-them) ways to revive their wardrobes.

    Josie Garthwaite: Clothing Swaps and Frugalistas 2008

  • New ads highlighting "frugalistas" underscore the chic quotient of saving money during a recession.

    More Shoppers Hitting the Malls 2009

  • While the people dismissed as "frugalistas" by Robert Novak are more than likely politically liberal, Shell's presentation shows that the issue does not have to be a polarizing one.

    The Razor 2009

  • ROMANS: With frugal fatigue come frugalistas, the people who are -- all right, I'm going to go out there, I'm going to spend my money.

    CNN Transcript Nov 27, 2009 2009

  • Our economic contractions have given birth to a new demographic -- the "frugalistas."

    Kerry Trueman: Young Agrarians: Digging The Future 2009

  • We know that many independent stores supplement their stock with purchases from Costco so will we now see B&N frugalistas doing stock replenishment from Target?

    Bruce Harris: Predators in the Book Biz 2009

  • Our economic contractions have given birth to a new demographic -- the "frugalistas."

    Kerry Trueman: Young Agrarians: Digging The Future 2009

  • Our economic contractions have given birth to a new demographic -- the "frugalistas."

    Kerry Trueman: Young Agrarians: Digging The Future 2009

  • On the one hand, we could turn our backyard into a coffee plantation, sell our product to neighborhood frugalistas who are still p.c. enough to want to buy locally grown goods, on the other hand, I could cash out what's left of my retirement fund, because I'll never ever be able to afford to stop working in this lifetime?

    Annabelle Gurwitch: Goldilocks and a Nation of Bears 2009

  • It's the web reality show where extreme frugalistas compete to live on a dime.

    ABC News: Top Stories 2012

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