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		westicle on Nov 5, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Cheapest Generation When "frugal", "thrifty" and "prudent" became dirty words.

anonymoushn on Nov 6, 2013 [–]

I like "austere". It sounds much more elegant but is actually much dirtier.

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