Frugal

I'm all for being frugal, but not when it comes to matters of taste, usually.

My wife and I like to do blind taste tests.

Like, yeah, the offbrand worschester sauce is a couple bucks cheaper, but in a side by side comparison, the name brand has way more flavor.

In a twist, our local offbrand instant pudding is noticeably better than jello brand.

We don't buy offbrand broth anymore, it tastes like water when compared side by side with name brand.

I could go on and on, but you get the point.

When it's reasonable, we get the better tasting thing, but it has to be a blind test. No bias. That doesn't mean I'm gonna get the ultra fancy broth that costs 3 times as much though. It has to be comparable.

So in our case, coffee is something we both enjoy, and we don't drink THAT much, so we splurge on boutique beans from a local roaster. Costs a few dollars more per pound than the regular beans. Probably significantly more than something like Folgers, but I haven't priced that in a long time.

Edit: That being said, I do know what community I'm in. We meal prep and do leftovers all week. Diy overnight oats because it's cheap and healthy. Other simple quick meals involving possessed precooked frozen items because it's cheap enough and super easy, for certain times. Etc etc. It's just... Sometimes you want tasty things, and it matters. Being frugal is important to us, but so it's enjoying life.

So it's a choice you have to make I guess.