Preposition: with

• money: Even the parsimonious Henry, always inclined to be very frugal with money, spent lavishly on the celebrations.

Modifies a noun

• lifestyle: Here are some helpful student web sites online to help you save: Step Five Live a frugal lifestyle.

• living: Well ten years of frugal living has certainly taken its toll.

• existence: Theirs was a frugal existence, living on what they grew.

• meal: Then, dressed in black and blue tartan, they ate a frugal meal of oatmeal porridge and began their rigorous day.

• life: I dream that we will all live simple, frugal lives in order not to waste unduly the precious resources of our planet.

• way: The frugal way would be to save up and not take out a loan.

Modifying Another Word

• even: I don't think I'm particularly profligate, ( in fact, even frugal on occasion!

• very: In fact come the spring they had hardly touched the stores, being northern black bees they were very frugal.

• so: Are you so frugal that you don't mind reading books online to save some money?

• relatively: Actually I consider that we are relatively frugal with heating.

• rather: Visitors were served a rather frugal fare in the Cistercian guesthall.

• still: Best to drive is the 1.3-litre Sirion, which is nippy yet still frugal at a claimed 48mpg overall.