{"id":6820,"date":"2017-07-18T08:14:13","date_gmt":"2017-07-18T06:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=6820"},"modified":"2021-10-11T09:27:14","modified_gmt":"2021-10-11T07:27:14","slug":"being-frugal-and-being-cheap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2017\/07\/being-frugal-and-being-cheap\/","title":{"rendered":"Being Frugal vs. Being Cheap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong><em>B1 &#8211; Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being frugal and being cheap are two very similar words. How can we tell the difference?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Being frugal is being mindful about and ingenious on how you spend your money. On the other hand, being cheap is trying to economize at yourself and\/or others&#8217; expense just so you can do some penny-pinching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click the link to find out the difference between being frugal and being cheap and be able to answer the questions that follow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wisebread.com\/12-ways-to-tell-the-difference-between-being-frugal-and-being-cheap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.wisebread.com\/12-ways-to-tell-the-difference-between-being-frugal-and-being-cheap<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Can you manage your money until the end of each month? How do you do it?<\/li><li>Why is it important to save money?<\/li><li>When was the last time you spent money on something you didn&#8217;t really need? Why did you do so?<\/li><li>What are the things you do in order to save money?<\/li><li>Do you spend like a sailor or are you a cheapskate? How about other people in your family?<\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B1 &#8211; Intermediate Being frugal and being cheap are two very similar words. How can we tell the difference? Being frugal is being mindful about and ingenious on how you spend your money. On the other hand, being cheap is trying to economize at yourself and\/or others&#8217; expense just so you can do some penny-pinching. 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