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Have frugality and thrift become obsolete traits in our modern society?
Are frugality and thrift just artifacts of our primative agrerian culture of the past?
Public Comments
- No, I was just reading an article in the Christian Science Monitor
that was saying that being thrifty was now hip. People are getting
their clothes at thrift shops or sales, and bragging about getting
bargains. The "New Economy" is going to teach a lot of people
how to stretch a dollar, pound, pfennig, or whatever.
- No! I believe that these traits can still be seen in modern society. I live in Indiana, and while some people still see Indiana as an agrarian culture (I like to joke about how primitive some areas of Indiana are), there are not many "true" agrarian left in the world. However, I have seen people from very large modern cities such as New York, Tokyo and Berlin who are very thrifty and frugal. The rise of agrarianism happened during WWI and the great depression. As such, you could argue that agrarianism is seeing a revival due to the slumping economy. More people are becoming more self aware of how to be frugal as well as thrifty in these hard times. Last summer, I backpacked Europe for a month and learned a lot about how to be thrifty and frugal! If you have any questions please ask, I would be happy to share some of my secrets with you!
