Ashleigh Murray

My hair was curly, and everyone else's was straight or in micro braids. I didn't have a lot of money, so I shopped at thrift stores. And I'm petite - I never looked shapely. I remember thinking, 'Will I ever have that stereotypical round, full butt that people think most black women have? I had to find another way to feel good about myself.

American Actress

Kreayshawn

I like Goodwill and the thrift stores. I don't like going into a store and picking from a bunch of cute stuff that's already been found. One of the best parts is finding it myself.

American Musician

Thomas A. Edison

Waste is worse than loss. The time is coming when every person who lays claim to ability will keep the question of waste before him constantly. The scope of thrift is limitless.

American Inventor

Zoey Deutch

My mom passed on her obsession of all things antique or vintage. I love to go thrift store shopping or explore any sort of garage sale. Treasure hunting is a family passion.

Shana Alexander

In Mormon society and culture, highest values are placed on hard work, thrift, clean living, obedience to the elders and, above all, on the importance of the family.

American Journalist

Paul Keating

I have said before, you don't expect conservative parties to believe in much, but you do expect them to believe in thrift.

Australian Politician

Calvin Coolidge

Industry, thrift and self-control are not sought because they create wealth, but because they create character.

American President

J. Paul Getty

You cannot bring about prosperity without discouraging thrift.

American Businessman

John D. Rockefeller

I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Cannot people realize how large an income is thrift?

Roman Statesman

Thrift suggests responsible and prudent management of resources, often viewed positively.

Positive Connotation

Frequently associated with periods like the Great Depression when careful spending was necessary.

Depression Era

Understand the difference: thrift is wise spending, not being stingy or refusing to spend.

Not Stinginess

When discussing botany, thrift refers to a particular kind of plant, not saving money.

Specific Plant

Use 'thrift' to talk about plants mostly in academic or gardening contexts.

Botanical Context

Thrift plants are often used to decorate gardens and outdoor spaces because of their flowers.

Garden Ornamental

In finance, a 'thrift' is a place where you can save or borrow money, like a small bank.

Financial Institution

The financial use of 'thrift' is mainly in North American English, less so elsewhere.

North American Term

A 'thrift' typically focuses on savings and home mortgages, unlike commercial banks.

Savings Focus

 and protect the nature as well. Yeah. The reasons why this site is designated is for its assemblage of wildflowers. So, if you come in midsummer there's like carpets of pink thrift and a sea of yellow from various flowers, rock rose and gorse and... yeah, it's beautiful.

Slowly into Secret...

 For years, I tried desperately to cultivate in my kids a love of reading. I'd amassed a modest classroom library of books I'd accumulated from secondhand shops, thrift stores, attics -- you know.