[tinapbeana]

does my job enhance or stunt frugality (mine or others).... well:

i now live 4 miles from work (frugal)
bringing lunch to work is no problem (frugal)
it's a small company with 8 people in the office, so there's no 401k (not frugal)
i'm making more $ here than at my previous job, allowing me to save more (definitely frugal!)

and probably most frugal of all is what the company actually does: we design and support supply-chain, quality assurance, and contractor management software.

basically, clothing companies use our software to track when items have defects or are damaged in shipping. defect items can then be shipped to the TJ Maxx's of the world for frugal purchasing, and items damaged in transport can be 'charged back' to the offending contracter rather than the clothing company eating the loss and raising prices to compensate.