Thrift may refer to:
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Frugality
Frugality is the quality of being frugal, sparing, thrifty, prudent, or economical in the consumption of resources such as food, time or money, and avoiding waste, lavishness or extravagance.
In behavioral science, frugality has been defined as ...
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Thrift shop
"Thrift Shop" is a song written and performed by American hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring vocals from American singer Wanz, released in 2012, as the fourth single from the former's debut studio album, '' The Heist'' (2012). The lyr ...
or charity shop
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savings and loan association
A savings and loan association (S&L), or thrift institution, is a financial institution that specializes in accepting savings deposits and making mortgage and other loans. While the terms "S&L" and "thrift" are mainly used in the United States, ...
in the United States
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Apache Thrift
Thrift is an IDL (interface definition language, Interface Definition Language) and Binary protocol, binary communication protocol used for defining and creating service (systems architecture), services for programming languages. It was developed ...
, a remote procedure call (RPC) framework
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Thrift (plant)
''Armeria'' is a genus of flowering plants. These plants are sometimes known as "lady's cushion", "thrift", or "sea pink" (the latter because as they are often found on coastlines). The genus counts over a hundred species, mostly native to the ...
, a plant in the genus ''Armeria''
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Syd Thrift
Sydnor W. Thrift Jr. (February 25, 1929 – September 18, 2006) was an American scout and executive in Major League Baseball who served as the general manager of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1985 to 1988, and the '' de facto'' general manager of ...
(1929–2006), American baseball executive
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Thrifty (disambiguation)
Thrifty may refer to:
* Thrifty Foods, a Canadian supermarket chain
* Thrifty Drug Stores and Thrifty PayLess, now Rite Aid
* Thrifty phenotype
* Thrifty Rent A Car, part of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group
See also
*Affluenza
*Anti-consumerism
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Affluenza
Affluenza describes the psychological and social effects of affluence. It is a portmanteau of ''wealth, affluence'' and ''influenza'', and is used most commonly by critics of consumerism. Some psychologists consider it to be a pseudo-scientific ...
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Anti-consumerism
Anti-consumerism is a sociopolitical ideology. It has been described as "''intentionally'' and ''meaningfully'' excluding or cutting goods from one's consumption routine or reusing once-acquired goods with the goal of avoiding consumption". The ...
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Conspicuous consumption
In sociology and in economics, the term conspicuous consumption describes and explains the consumer practice of buying and using goods of a higher quality, price, or in greater quantity than practical. In 1899, the sociologist Thorstein Veblen c ...
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Downshifting (lifestyle)
In social behavior, downshifting is a trend where individuals adopt simpler lives from what critics call the " rat race".
The long-term effect of downshifting can include an escape from what has been described as economic materialism, as well as ...
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Mottainai
is a Japanese phrase conveying a sense of regret over waste, or to state that one does not deserve something because it is too good. The term can be translated to English as "What a waste!" or the old saying, "Waste not, want not."
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Over-consumption
Overconsumption describes a situation where consumers overuse their available goods and services to where they can't, or don't want to, replenish or reuse them. In microeconomics, this is the point where the marginal cost of a consumer is greater ...
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Simple living
Simple living refers to practices that promote simplicity in one's lifestyle. Common practices of simple living include reducing the number of possessions one owns, depending less on technology and services, and spending less money. In addition t ...
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