#ThriftyThursday

Today's #ThriftyThursday topic is about being thrifty when it doesn't seem like you need to be. If you don't feel like you have to carefully watch your pennies then congratulations (yes, I am being sarcastic when I say that. *wink*). But most people in my circles have to be mindful. And those that don't *need* to be still are so that they can retire the way they want to.

I saw today's quote (below) and found it so interesting because of who said it. If Rockefeller believes in thriftiness then probably we can all stand to consider it as well! And then I found this article about being thrifty even if you don't need to. The thing is - we can't know what tomorrow brings so practicing thriftiness is wisdom for our future not just for today.

Today's #ThriftyThursday Quote:

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Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

More bang for your buck

This phrase was used a lot in 1953 but an earlier citation puts it at 1940 in a Metals and Plastics Publications advertisement. Read about it here . The phrase means you get more for your money.

Butter someone up

There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.

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