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. :)
erik_squires
As many said here, it’s a matter of perspective. I just returned from an evening at one of my closest friends which has a system I estimate in the $250k to $300k. Great system, great listening session. It’s given me a benchmark. I will never spend that kind of money, but I will spend some (probably 1/20) and looking to get to 80% to 90% of his performance. Is that frugal? That’s in the eye of the beholder. 
PS: new speakers and amp arriving Wednesday! Let’s see how close I get to the grail!
What do you call a person who rarely buys things, keeps them for a long time, mostly ends up with relatively inexpensive items, but never asks about the price and does not take price into equation when deciding about the purchase? Frugal? Iconoclast? Something else?
What do you call a person who rarely buys things,


Happy?  Satisfied? Content?