Beauty of Thrifty or Stinging Stinginess

Spendthrift habit of mine dies off after my marriage took off.. From a person who struggle to string a savings of more than $1000 for more than half of my twenties to now a person who invest and save substantially.. My wife is indeed an influence to force me to save for rainy days.. If not for her, well, probably, I would still be living by the day.. Sometimes I wonder, have i gone into a stage of extreme thriftiness, or what others may perceive as stinginess. I just hope that its pure thriftiness..