What do you call a person who uses the required amount of resources?

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A person who does work with the maximum care in order to avoid waste.

Example: A wife who cooks only for the number of guests invited at that moment.

This sounds like a resourceful person. – AndrewNimmo Sep 30 '15 at 11:34 — AndrewNimmo, Sep 30 '15 at 11:34

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 29 '15 at 09:00

I think that would be frugal.

1 Sparing or economical as regards money or food:
I’m a bit too frugal to splash out on designer clothes

1.1 Simple and plain and costing little:
a frugal meal

Reference:
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/frugal

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 29 '15 at 09:04

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Thrifty might fit the bill.

thrifty: wisely economical; careful or diligent in the way of resources

answered Sep 29 '15 at 09:04

Elian

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What do you call a person who uses the required amount of resources?

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