I could set about economizing in our way of living.

我可以着手节约我们的生活方式。

He went nowhere among friends; he neither gave nor accepted dinners; he made no stir or noise, seeming to economize in everything, even movement.

他在朋友中间哪儿也不去；他既不提供也不接受晚餐；他一动也不动，似乎什么都精打细算，连走动也不例外。