Synonyms:
thrifty
Meaning: careful and diligent in the use of resources
Usage examples
As we journeyed on down the Platte, we passed thrifty ranches and thriving little towns.
Here he and his partner had in a few months of strenuous labor taken from the narrow and unimportant rivulet more wealth than most could save in a lifetime of patient and thrifty toil.
The bark is of a bright cinnamon color and is handsomely braided and reticulated on thrifty trees, flaking off in thin, shining ribbons that are sometimes used by the Indians for tent matting.