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Who else here is frugal?

If I had to describe myself as an audiophile in one word, I'd like it to be frugal. Iconoclast may also be right, but if I'm different it may be due to being frugal.  There used to be a TV show called The Frugal Gourmet. To paraphrase him, the food he cooked wasn't necessarily cheap, but he'd get as much value as he could out of what he was doing.


Being an iconoclast doesn't hurt either. Listening for yourself and buying what you like, regardless of what reviewers say and how expensive something is also points us towards this.


What about you? Do you feel better saving money than spending it? Then tell us about yourself. :)
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I’m not sure if I’m “frugal” but I do search out good deals.  
I feel like if you don’t want to waste $ on this expensive hobby, buy items that you won’t quickly out grow.  I’m the type who’ll buy the $750 speakers in order to save $, only to later on take a $200 loss selling the $750 speakers in order to buy the $1000 speakers that I should have just purchased initially.  Spend more initially on something that gets you really excited and then hang on to it until your financially comfortable purchasing a definite upgrade.  And when you do make a change, research it, research it some more, then wait.  When you do get it, it will mean more to you!
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