Definition: mindful of the future in spending money
Usage: careful with money
Similar words: provident
Definition: providing carefully for the future
Usage: wild squirrels are provident; a provident father plans for his children's education
Synonyms: thrifty
Definition: careful and diligent in the use of resources
Similar words: stinting, frugal, economical, sparing, scotch
Definition: avoiding waste
Usage: an economical meal; an economical shopper; a frugal farmer; a frugal lunch; a sparing father and a spending son; sparing in their use of heat and light; stinting in bestowing gifts; thrifty because they remember the great Depression; `scotch' is used only informally
Similar words: penny-wise
Definition: thrifty in small matters only
Similar words: saving
Definition: characterized by thriftiness
Usage: wealthy by inheritance but saving by constitution- Ellen Glasgow