Everyone must remember the poem "Who knows that every grain of food on the plate is hard work", which tells us to cherish food and learn to save. Saving is a virtue, a responsibility, and an obligation. Here I would like to share with you some contemporary frugal stories and examples for your reference.

Contemporary frugal story example 1

Frugality is a traditional virtue of our Chinese nation. We often say: "We must develop the good habit of diligence and thrift!" But, have we really done it? The ancients said: "Frugality is the greatest virtue; extravagance is the greatest evil." Frugality is virtue. A quality common to all people; luxury is the greatest evil among evils. But in life, how many people will keep the word frugality in their hearts?

In life, there are many examples of waste and luxury everywhere: when eating at home, you can always see Some students who are picky about eating have leftover food, and you can always see a lot of rice left in the bowl; in some public places, you can always see people leaving after using up the lights, and you can always see some people who have no food left. The light was turned off.

I remember one morning, I woke up hazily from my sleep, with drowsy eyes, and heard the slow sound of running water in the kitchen. I got up and looked through the frosted door, and it turned out to be my grandma. I was busy preparing a nutritious breakfast for me in the kitchen. The fragrant smell hit my nostrils and made my mouth water. I quickly cleaned myself up and entered the kitchen. "Hey, grandma, isn't breakfast ready? Are you still washing rice?" What are you doing?" Grandma hurriedly explained to me that what she was preparing was lunch. She washed the rice slowly and poured the water into another empty basin. After washing it several times, the basin was filled with some rice. The turbid rice washing water made me question again. This water is dirty. Does grandma need to clean it? Grandma looked at me in shock, smiled and said to me: "No, this water is nutritious. Even though it’s dirty, it would be a pity to throw it away.” I was a little puzzled and couldn’t believe it and couldn’t agree with my grandmother’s approach. Grandma poured the rice water on the potted flowers planted on the balcony, watering a little every day. The flower grew vigorously under the moisture of the rice water and under the careful care of grandma. For example, the aloe vera I brought home from school has transformed from the withered and yellowing branches and leaves into a small parasol, with many new branches and leaves growing brightly and tenderly green. I feel so miraculous that I finally believe in my grandma’s approach and understand that rice water can be reused, so it cannot be wasted. I think this is also a form of frugality.

Let us start from now, start from every little thing, develop the good habit of diligence and thrift, and let the Chinese nation’s virtue of diligence and thrift continue to be passed down and carried forward from us!

Example 2 of contemporary frugal stories

The ancients said: "Quietness leads to self-cultivation, and frugality leads to nourishment." (Three Kingdoms Period) Zhuge Liang. "Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, they were successful through frugality and destroyed by extravagance" (Tang Dynasty) Li Shangyin.

From the first day we entered the campus, the teacher taught us the verses of an ancient poem: "It is noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil. Who knows that every grain of food on the plate is hard work." From then on, we know that food is hard to come by and we must save food. Because we have understood a truth since we were young. Farmer uncles work in the fields all year round and shed a lot of sweat to water the food that we cannot live without. They work so hard, how can we not cherish food?

Although we were born and grew up in rural areas, the food is brought by ourselves and we don’t need to spend money to buy it, but there is no need to waste it so much. This is what our parents spent their hard work on, with the scorching sun above their heads, the teaching materials available in the land. If parents saw all this, what would they think? Besides regret, what else would they think?

Although not much food was thrown away, what was thrown away was the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation. , A person who does not cherish food will not cherish anything else, and in the end he can only become a selfish person.

Saving food is the obligation of every citizen, not just whether your life is better or not. You can waste it if you can afford it. Waste is a shameful behavior. As long as you have a sense of thrift, it is actually very simple: eat as much as you can when eating, and do not throw away leftovers; when dining in a restaurant, order in moderation, rather than being extravagant and messy. I was angry; I had to pack up the unfinished meals and take them home. Saving food should become a new fashion and a quality that people in the new era should possess.

Example 3 of contemporary frugal stories

Diligence and frugality are the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation.

"It is noon on the day of hoeing, and the sweat is dripping from the soil. Who knows that every grain of food on the plate is hard work." This ancient poem tells us by describing the noonday when the sun is in the sky, and the farmers are still working in the fields. The fruits of labor are hard-won and should be cherished by everyone. The ancients knew how to save, but what about us now? Look at the canteen of the work unit. Dishes that you don’t like and can’t eat are thrown away, and large pieces of steamed buns are thrown away. It makes people feel pity when they look at them; look at restaurants for dining, After ordering a table full of food, it’s normal to not be able to eat much, not even knocking down the bag; look at our own homes, we also waste it all the time. Some people don’t keep any leftovers, and some people just eat harder pasta. Trash can...

"Making money is like picking dirt with a needle, spending money is like scouring the sea for sand." This saying means that it is easy to spend money but hard to make money.

It is very easy to spend money. I often see many children asking their parents for this or that when they go to the supermarket. If the parents do not meet their requirements, they will use cheating methods to achieve their goals. But do you know? This money is all earned by adults. They are covered in sweat in hot weather, covered in mud in rainy days, and often work overtime. Maybe when we grow up and work hard to make money ourselves, we can truly appreciate the hard work involved. But why don’t we develop the good habit of diligence and thrift from a young age? Why don’t we start from a small place? This will really benefit us throughout our lives.

You may think that our ink bag pens are disposable and are of no use once the ink bag inside is used up. But we only need to use our brains a little and use a syringe to suck up the ink and pour it in, and it can be used repeatedly. The back side of the notebooks we usually use can be used as writing paper; our pencil tips can be inserted into the used gel pen tubes and used...

"Practice and read as the basis, diligence and thrift as the virtue "Looking at the virtuous countries and families in the past, there was diligence and frugality in success, and luxury in failure." This famous saying tells us a profound truth - that is, we must be diligent and frugal. Classmates, let us start from every piece of paper, every penny, and every grain of food, and be a diligent and frugal person!

Example 4 of Contemporary Frugal Stories

I remember when we were very young, the first poem we learned was "It's noon on the day of hoeing, and sweat drops from the weeds fall to the soil. Who knows that every grain of rice on the plate is hard work." When we were young, our teachers and parents taught us to save every grain. Rice, farmer uncles work too hard. Every grain of food we eat is watered with rain and sweat. Frugality, a traditional virtue of the Chinese nation, is even more meaningful in today's society.

With the improvement of living standards, people gradually abandon the thrift in the past and choose a luxurious and comfortable life. People seem to have forgotten that today's good life was built with the blood and sweat of the older generation of proletarian revolutionaries. Many revolutionaries are role models for us to learn from.

Some students said that the country’s foundation was weak at that time, so we needed to be diligent and frugal. Now that people are rich, they should enjoy it. This idea is wrong! Indeed, since the reform and opening up, my country's socialist construction has achieved brilliant results, and people's material life is much better than before liberation. But compared with developed countries, there is still a big gap. Our country is not yet rich and still needs to carry forward the fine tradition of diligence and thrift. In daily life, some students have the bad habit of extravagance and waste. They choose high-end brand name stationery to compare with each other and show off. Throw it away after not using it once or twice. Some students always find the food at home unpalatable and often dump the food. You have to know how many people's sweat we put into one meal! Farmers braved the scorching sun and wind and rain, and parents bought vegetables, picked vegetables, washed vegetables, and cooked vegetables. How many people worked hard to deliver the hot meals to us. What a labor! How can we not cherish it?

If each of us cherishes every grain of food and is diligent and thrifty. This way our country will become richer.

Example 5 of contemporary frugal stories

We must save water, paper, and money. Save anything that can be saved around you. Saving them is equivalent to cherishing life. These things are essential in life.

Let me talk about saving water.

To save water, I have several ways to avoid waste and save time and effort. For example: the water used for washing rice at home can be used to rinse mops and water flowers; the water used for washing clothes can be used to flush toilets; the water used for washing vegetables can be used to wash empty bottles; the water used for washing hands can also be used to clean glass. When I was a kid, I thought washing my hands was fun. It took me a long time to do laundry, so I kept running the faucet. That would be too wasteful. Now I know that we need to save water. If we just put some water in the basin and wash it, it won't be so wasteful. Nowadays, people in many places cannot drink water, so we need to save water.

Let’s talk about saving paper.

Toilet paper, colored paper, white paper, etc. are all made of trees. Our country has a serious shortage of trees. We have no choice but to import paper sources from foreign countries. Trees have many functions: blocking wind and sand; allowing people to breathe normally... Without trees, we would not be able to survive, and humans would become extinct. Save paper.

The last thing I want to talk about is saving money.

Money is very important in life. Buying food, buying a car, buying a house, going out for fun... all require money. In the past two days, there has been a waste of money and theft of money in our class. I stole money from home. My parents didn't know about it, so they took it to a small store to buy random things. Sometimes when I meet a good friend, I give him money, not just one or two yuan, but big ones like hundreds of yuan bills! Why don't you blame me for this? Mom and Dad didn't all earn it with hard work! It's such a waste of money. , it means not cherishing the hard work of parents. Save money.

No matter what it is, even if it is too much, we must save, save and save again. What if there is an emergency? Saving is no small matter, let us act quickly!

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