I found this article on how the recession affects frugal people interesting. It details how some frugal people are becoming even more frugal because of the recession while others are discovering frugality. It even had a mention of BeingFrugal.net which is a great blog on frugality.
I do object to them calling frugal people cheapskates and tightwads though. I suppose I don’t have much room to object given that I use the name Tight Fisted Miser. The name is meant to be tongue-in-cheek and I am not sure if the article intends their labels in the same way. One person in the article did refer to himself as a cheapskate. Overall though I think the headline equating tightwads and cheapskates with being frugal sends a negative message. I see frugality as a positive, not a negative, regardless of whether there is a recession.