I guess sometimes the truth hurts?
If you're eating meals at Le Diplomat and places of that ilk, you're not a thrifty eater.
A couple we're friends with both make six figure, do all their food shopping at Costco, get all their beer from Sam Adams mix packs, cut coupons out of the Sunday paper, and dine at ethnic restaurants in strip malls. That's eating thrifty.
James Ford you are so annoying when you get on your money management soapbox... just cut it out...nobody likes it...WTF? Who are you to tell people what to do with their money?
Really not thrifty in my eyes
they don't value food that tastes good, is nutritious, free from toxic things and doesn't destroy the environment shipping it from Vietnam/Chile
They kinda like beer, but don't really value quality or variety ...or a good backstory
Cutting coupons... I bet that if they did the ROI, it really wouldn't work out for them
1. coupons are usually for crap, processed food....so crap
2. they only usually are only for a few items in the store, where the rest of the items are more...so are you saving money?
3. sometimes you have to go to multiple stores to reap the benefits...so gas and time
In my opinion...they are not thrify. They are cheap, with poor taste in food and beer (and the environment) and they are really like to waste hours and gas to save a few dollars
so go for it...emulate them