Quote Originally Posted by string View Post
Actually that's more of a sensible explanation than I've gotten when discussing inexpensive options before (not necessarily options for kilts, or here on the boards.)
As a college student I have found that there are people out there who don't have a clue about the pressures of intermittent poverty and how that affects the value of your clothing, food, vehicles etc...
I'm a college student too, but I still buy thrifty, not cheaply. If you don't know the difference:
thrift, n. "extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily"
cheap, adj. "1. Relatively low in cost; inexpensive or comparatively inexpensive.
2. Of poor quality; inferior"

The way I see it is that I buy a few, well made things that will last a long time. That's being thrifty. If I buy things that don't cost a lot but won't last long, that's being cheap.