stinting (
http://definr.com/stinting)
adj : avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical
shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a
sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their
use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts";
"thrifty because they remember the great Depression";
(`scotch' is used only informally) [syn:
economical,
frugal,
scotch,
sparing]