thrifty -- Mom, Auntie Mary, Sister Jen

thrift·y  (thrft) adj. thrift·i·er, thrift·i·est 1. Practicing or marked by the practice of thrift; wisely economical. See Synonyms at sparing. 2. Industrious and thriving; prosperous. 3. Growing vigorously; thriving, as a plant. thrifti·ly adv. thrifti·ness n.

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We Edwards girls are not cheap: like our mother and our Grandmother Edwards, we are thrifty.