Frugal Minimalist Mugs

'We're cheap, but we're not cheerful ...'

'It's rather unorthodox, but it appears the deposit refund on the empties will cover your first interest payment.'

"Too 'Book of Genesis'?"

(Camel paintings)

"It was terrifying experience being faced with that kind of compulsive, insane behaviour...I tell you it's positively the last time I put foot in the sales!"

"We needn't have a fancy home, just a place to rest when we no longer roam."

'We are entering an era of thrift, so in place of champagne and canapes, there will be a jumble sale.'

"I was going to call it 'Empty Plinth', but then I settled on 'Winter's Smile'...I wanted to capture the 'nothingness' of an 'absence of anything'..."

"Try picking up a girl after you've renounced everything."

'We don't know what it is but it was in the sale so we thought we'd better get one before they sold out.'

"Not to mention the park view."

'At least I never have to straighten it out.'

Not much money, glory, or praise

"I'm on a tight budget. Make it look like I cut at myself."

"It keeps it out of sight when we're not watching it."

Japanese woman in minimalist house reads 'How to Clutter Your Life'

'It makes conferences so much cheaper, no travel costs and we only need to buy our own drinks!'

I'm organizing the house. Can I help? Do you have any storage bins for stuff we don't use very often? Hold on. I have just the thing! Thanks, mom.

"There's lots of things in my life I absolutely needed to put in, and now there's lots of things in my life I absolutely need to get out."

"They lead a simple life - they don't even put gas in their cars."

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'I received your list of the type of company car you'd like to receive. The Maserati, Ferrari, Porche and Viper isn't possible, but there is a 1978 Pinto with your name written all over it.'

'The difference between the sexes...First Contact...'

"Hoarder."

'Occam's famed tool of parsimony.'

Welcome all to the monthly gathering of Tightwads United. Hi there. Hello. Hey. On tonight's agenda: Dumpster diving, coupon clipping, and a special lecture. How to carpool while always getting the other person to drive. I'm like a god. Woohoo!! Yeah!!! Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap. Tightwads United.

"It's called 'Sold'."

Only a few things are really important, most things are not.

'I'm getting rid of a lot of crap as move into the next phase of my life...'

"Trying to unclutter my life by reducing busyness is taking up all my free time!"

'I love what you've not done with the place.'

"Let’s run through that scene again with just the table and the lamp."

"We're temporarily located in an office park, so it would be best if we came to you."

"Wouldn't it be nice to slip into a simple little black number for a change?"

"It's like a tiny house, but bigger."