Amy Dacyczyn quotes

Amy Dacyczyn, also known as the "Frugal Zealot," is a renowned author and advocate for frugal living. She gained fame through her bestselling book series "The Tightwad Gazette," which offers practical tips for saving money and living a more fulfilling life on a budget. Amy's no-nonsense approach to finances has inspired countless individuals to rethink their spending habits and adopt a more frugal lifestyle. Her insights on thriftiness, creativity, and resourcefulness continue to resonate with audiences worldwide. Follow Amy Dacyczyn for expert advice on how to stretch your dollars and live a more frugal, sustainable life.

To claim that we must borrow and spend our way to prosperity is shortsighted.

- Amy Dacyczyn

Tightwaddery without creativity is deprivation. When there is a lack of resourcefulness, inventiveness, and innovation, thrift means doing without. When creativity combines with thrift you may be doing it without money, but you are not doing without.

- Amy Dacyczyn

The relationship between ethics and thrift can be summed up in just one sentence. It is wrong to save money at the expense of others. Period.

- Amy Dacyczyn

The manufacturing of most goods harms the environment in one way or another. The culprit is not the factory, but it is we who buy what it produces. Therefore we should think carefully about items we purchase.

- Amy Dacyczyn

The dieter will fail as long as he hates low-calorie food. The would-be athlete will fail as long as he hates exertion. The tightwad wannabe will fail as long as he views frugality as a lifestyle he has to endure, or was forced into by circumstance.

- Amy Dacyczyn

The average American has huge debts. To ask him to spend more to get the economy rolling is silly. It increases his economic vulnerability.

- Amy Dacyczyn