Read the sentence. My grandmother taught me to be thrifty with my money by showing me how to use coupons and shop for items that are on sale. Based on the clues in this sentence, what is the best meaning for the underlined word? stingy careful miserly wasteful

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What can be inferred about the cyclops in this excerpt from homer’s odyssey?

“heartwork each day is born with a sunrise and ends in a sunset, the same way we open our eyes to see the light, and close them to hear the dark. you have no control over how your story begins or ends. but by now, you should know that all things have an ending. every spark returns to darkness. every sound returns to silence. and every flower returns to sleep with the earth. the journey of the sun and moon is predictable. but yours, is your ultimate art.” ― suzy kassem what does this quote mean to you? and why? i'm not looking for anything in particular, i just wanted to know. : )