I'm a practitioner of elegant frugality. I don't feel comfortable telling other people what to do, so I just try and lead by example.
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I try to be very modest with what I do. I'm not a frivolous spender.
It's the intelligent thing to be frugal.
I'm actually pretty frugal with my money.
I'm frugal. I've always been this way. When I was young, my mom would give me my allowance, and I'd peel off a little each week and have some to spare.
I think frugality drives innovation, just like other constraints do. One of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent your way out.
I've helped some of my classmates on how to strategize to get to the next level of their businesses. And it's interesting, because here I am sitting there from the entertainment industry and the fashion industry, and I'm giving a billionaire that has a business that's been in his family for 300 years - I'm giving him advice about strategy!
I'm generous. I give good tips. It's just - the way I live my life, ironically enough, is: I don't want anything. I'm not a consumer. I don't crave objects.
The way you wield your power is about using it to afford you opportunities that you wouldn't otherwise have. So I'm very creatively ambitious, and I just hope people notice it; that's all I want.
I try to keep the more uninteresting stuff to a minimum, unless I'm really broke.
A dash of frugality is a good thing for everyone.
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