I learned a new word today! This is actually the word of the day from Dictionary.com.
parsimonious par-suh-MOH-nee-uhs, adjective:
Sparing in expenditure; frugal to excess.
His mother became increasingly parsimonious over the years, and even if there were a good doctor around she did not like to pay one.
— Willard Sterne Randall, George Washington: A Life
Lehmann was famously parsimonious, and used postwar shortages as a cover for his economies.
— John Richardson, The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
He was extremely parsimonious with his words, parceling them out softly in a deliberate monotone as if each were a precious gem never to be squandered.
— Michael Riordan and Lillian Hoddeson, Crystal Fire
My definition: FRUGAL on steroids!
Now for a little fun! Readers, leave a comment below using parsimonious in a sentence.
Here is mine:
My husband accused me of being parsimonious when I brought home more free toothpaste from CVS instead of milk.
Now it’s your turn!
Parsimonious-
Aprel’s parsimonious adventures have led to $55 in RR and $70 plus dollars in ECB in her wallet. I almost lost my wallet. I was soo more concerned about loosing my ECB than my credit cards. 🙂
If you know what those acronyms mean, you might be parsimonious.
If you have your transactions set to where you only spend 35 cents or less OOP to maximize every cent of the ECB, you might be parsimonious.
If you google for coupons, you might be parsimonious.
If you check Money saving mom, Be Thifty or this blog more than 3 times in a day, you might be parsimonious.
If you cry when you see a coupon left in your pant during laundry as it is wasted, you might be parsimonious.
If you check the blogs to plan your Sunday sale shopping the Wednesday before the ads are out, you might be parsimonious.
OK that is more than one sentence. But I had fun with the Jeff twist.
Oh Aprel, thank you so much for the laugh! I can relate to ALL of your sentences.
I love how blogs give us and many others a common bond. We just might be parsimonious!
Great word! And I’ll share it with my wife as a substitute for what she normally calls me – cheapo!
expanding on aprel’s “you might be parsimonious if”
…you sit down on a Saturday night with a pen, paper, a big glass of tea, and Hot Coupon World to plan out a month’s worth of scenarios for CVS and Walgreens
…you are proud of your coupon binder and show it off to everyone
…you use your older children to go through the checkout lines so you can make multiple purchases faster
…if your 11 year old knows how to roll over ECB’s and RR to get the least out of pocket expense
..if your 11 year old tells you a better order you to pay for your stuff in to get an even LOWER OOP expense.