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Re:Ask HN: Is frugality underrated in startups? by spurdoman77 on Sunday January 17, 2021 @02:07PM (#25813793)
Frugality doesnt equal stupidity. Of course a frugal person doesnt spend an hour trying to save $5.

Being frugal and priorizing business spending and time are not contradictory. Frugality is about spending less while getting the same value.

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Re:Ask HN: Is frugality underrated in startups? by pembrook on Sunday January 17, 2021 @04:55PM (#25815444)
> Of course a frugal person doesnt spend an hour trying to save $5

Have you ever seen a reddit thread on any personal finance related topic? You can find millions of people who regularly defy this logic every single day.

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Re:Ask HN: Is frugality underrated in startups? by ghaff on Sunday January 17, 2021 @03:10PM (#25814446)
>Of course a frugal person doesnt spend an hour trying to save $5.

I think you may underestimate how, for many people (including well-off ones), getting a "deal" becomes the objective in itself.

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