avatar33

Ok, it's one thing to be cheap because you're a student or jobless. That I understand (kind of).. It's another thing to be cheap when you're making 6 figures a year. I just don't get it, why do some people like to hide their money and buy only the cheapest stuff they can get their hands on? You could tell the only thing that makes them happy is to look at their fat bank statement. It's always the same excuse they give you "I've got lots of things to pay!"... Don't we all? Is spending a $10 cover to get in the bar really gonna hurt you badly? Is talking on the phone a few more minutes (at $0.19 a minute) really gonna make you go broke? Is spending an extra $50 per night for a nicer hotel in a better location gonna make you have to mortgage your home?

Again I've had this problem with people making LOTS of money... not your average middle class guy

How do you cure cheap people from their disease?

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Reversal Magnet

I don't have an issue with people wanting to save money and spend money wisely...
No matter how "rich" they are...

Do you hate when "rich" people shop at Walmart?
How about if they use coupons at the grocery store?

kingofsp

Bunch of cheap ass motherfuckers up in this forum, be careful.

Some people need a near death experience to realize they should probably invest more in the good times/cool shit.

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Flyboy

The fuck do you care how others choose to spend or save their money?

I don't like it either when people are too cheap but then again it's not my fucking money and for all I know they might have a $200K gambling debt that they rather make payments on instead of having their legs broken, who knows?

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Flyboy

I don't hold back when I want to have a good time and it also bothers me when people go overboard with their cheapness but I don't rant about it because it's none of my damn business what they do with their dough and I sure as hell wouldn't want someone telling me what to do with mine. U dig?

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Jeeta

Spend it or invest it, saving fiat money is for poor people.

roclafamilia

I appreciate people not spending money on useless/overpriced stuff. There's no reason to waste money on anything, even if you have millions. Spend it on something good instead...

But I do like to take like 6-10 vacations a year.

mrktlr

100 blog comments links in 30$ on High PR pages is better than getting 50 link in 2000$.? I am sure 100 blog comments are better so than why I should invest.So actually I am spending money wisely and may be I am spending too much.

NightG

I guess I see people as being either "frugal" or "cheap." Nothing wrong with trying to save money, even if it's very small amounts. In fact, it's probably the responsible thing to do. But yeah, there are times when people just take it too far, to the point where you just have to ask yourself, "Seriously?" The other day I saw some woman haggling over a bowl of soup, trying to shave like 10 cents off of the price. Eventually after like 2 ridiculous minutes, the server just gave up and agreed to the 10 cents, at which point she changed her mind and tried to increase the discount an additional few cents. lol

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Reversal Magnet

Going overboard is things like buying paper plates and cups and then re-using them... I've actually seen that. They would put them in the sink like regular dishes and then wash them and put them back into the cupboard... Yea, shit like that IS overboard... not to mention disgusting.

But staying at Hotel A, that your just as comfortable at as Hotel B and saving $50 is not overboard. Why should people spend their money on the more expensive thing just because their bank account balance is high?

Reversal Magnet

I was in CVS one time and this guy in front of me was arguing over an expired coupon to save $0.25 cents... After about 5 minutes I threw a quarter on the counter in front of him and then said to get the fuck out...

But I wasn't really mad at him for trying to save a quarter but more mad because he was holding up the line... I was in a hurry.

BTW, he actually took the quarter! lol

metalshark

It baffles me when some don't consider that time is money.

Example: A maid

Some might consider it a luxury, but wouldn't it cost you more money to spend 3 hours cleaning up vs paying someone else much less and working during that time period?

Dresden14

Maybe they have an obscene amount of money because they've always been careful with how and where they spent it?

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greenleaves

I could fit your description. I mean, I don't mind dropping money on a wonderful life experience like a fantastic vacation, an insane party weekend or such. But in day to day life I'm cheap.

I am so for one reason; I want financial freedom. You don't get that by making money; you get it by putting it away and getting to a point in life where you don't spend your seed capital, only part of the dividends from it.

And $50 extra on a hotel when you only make low 6 digits is a lot. If you don't understand that, it is your loss, not mine.

@ maid comment, I have one, I understand math. But that is also why some would categorize me as 'cheap'

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avatar33

You know what? Time is actually worth more than money, much more! You can always make money, but you can never gain more time. It kills me how some people don't realize that. I have some friends that refuse to take a cab to get somewhere because they feel like it's big ripoff. They'd either wait for someone to give them a ride (wasting time) or take the subway/bus and take 10x more time to get where they want to get. Prime example of how some people value money more than time.

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avatar33

Ok answer this... you're spending a week-end in NYC. You want to get from point A to point B and you have 2 options...

Option 1: Take public transit ($2.50) and get there in 45 mins.

Option 2: Take a cab ($12.50) and get there in 10 mins.

What's more valuable here? The $10 that you can save from taking Option 1, or the 35 mins of your life that you can save by taking Option 2?

And this one while we're at it... again you're spending a week in New York... you have 2 options when it comes to accommodation...

Option 1: Get a hotel in Brooklyn for $150 a night (30 mins extra commute to Manhattan every day)

Option 2: Get a hotel in Manhattan for $200 a night.

Again what's more valuable here? Saving $50 a night or Having 30 mins of extra time every day to do whatever the fuck you want.

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craigmc

I think some are missing the point here. You amass money by not throwing it away....

Hav3n

A vacation weekend where the point is your goal is the enjoyment of that vacation weekend is not normal spending habits.

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greenleaves

Of course option 2 for both situations. My time is the most valuable resource I have. I'm cheap, not stupid.

I'm cheap on: laundry detergent, plates, cars, rent, bars, drinks, etc.

I mean, I do sometimes buy fancy shit (prociutto, imported beer, fancy liquors, top end 'green stuff', etc), but in general, I'm a penny pincher. Hell, when I stay at a hotel I take the klennex with me. In fast food places I take the napkins. To be more exact, I like to 'maximize' what I get from what I spend so I can become a free man someday and work only if and when I want.

I have no problem dropping thousands of dollars on a vacation; but I will save those $0.05 on the cheaper detergent and all the other shit you bitched about. I even make sure I make money off my CCs, since I get between 1-2% cash back (that adds up to a good $1k+/year) and pay cash before each cut off.

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lolz

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pocketrockets

I've never understood why some people are so concerned on how others spend their own money?

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avatar33

Because when you're doing something with a group of friends, and someone is being a cheap-ass, it ruins everyone's time. That's why. I couldn't care less how people spend their money in their private day to day life.

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tonymontana

I don't care much if I don't know them, or don't associate with them (even though it still kind of pisses me off. For example, when I see people at Walgreens arguing with customer service to return a $0.99 item. WTF?)

But the worst is when you realize someone you know/a friend is cheap. Can't be friends with cheap fucks.

amateursurgeon

You got stiffed for tips again when you were delivering pizzas last night?

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rofl

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clyde

I have/had this problem too.
Nothing you can do really unless you're willing to tell it to them in their face.

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Bench

I would definatlly agree with you.

I would preffer getting options 2 for both of the above.

Imagine ( what are $2.5 compared to $10 ? ) well maybe you can buy some burger at burger king but will it be enough for you ? and remember you are in NY ... I personally have used bus only twice in my life and I hated it...

pocketrockets

If it bothers you so much and it's going to ruin your night why don't you just pick up the tab for that person?

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stickyicky

Maybe he doesn't wanna be a sugar daddy for his cheap ass friends. Sets a really bad precedent imo tbh.

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pocketrockets

If it is going to "ruin his night" then don't be cheap and just pony up the extra $10

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Solarus

Being cheap is a very hard habit to break. Not sure why this is such a mystery, if you live most of your life worrying about money, you can't just instantly change once money is there. Cognitive dissonance can be a bitch. Some adapt quickly, others don't adapt at all, and the rest fall somewhere in the middle.

papajohn56

I'm cheap as fuck, what's it of your business?

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Your_Pal

Some pplz earn money and have no goals towards better life and they just see other rich guys and want to be like that and spend their whole money and at the same time they could not be what the other rich guys are.

Some pplz earn money and have goals set for the betterment of their life they don't compare their life to other rich guys and they work hard and just spend what is enough for them and save the rest to achieve the goals.

Now who I am?

The last one.

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jacky8

I know someone whom others think of as very cheap but man you would be *shocked* when you see how much he tips models on mfc. real story

Avatar33, you never know. Maybe there's something else that 'cheap' person is seriously committed to, for which he's saving all the money.

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tencentpiece

I am all about value for money.

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darenet

I have a friend who is exactly like this. He seems to be emotionally connected to money and spends them only on things that will (temporary) make him feel good like Coke, chocolates etc. If it comes to a long-term, big purchase which is going to get him a long-term reward then it's a no-no.

crackp0t

Last time I was in SF I purposely took public transit. Sometimes I enjoy it and get to see things about the city I wouldn't have seen other wise. Obviously if I'm with people and they didn't want to I wouldn't throw a fit to take it, but it's not always about being cheap.

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avatar33

I do it all the time, for friends who are broke, students, jobless, girls, etc... but when you're doing it for a friend that makes more money than you, single with no kids, living alone, no car, renting... you start to wonder.

None. I feel bad for people around you though.

True, but like I said before, I have some friends that I've known for 10+ years. I know exactly what their expenditures are... and it's nothing out of the ordinary... yet shelling out the dough for a cab has always been a problem.

Agree. I also wanted to experience the subway the first time I went to New York. In the example I brought up earlier though, my friend clearly wanted to take public transit because it was cheaper, no other reason. That's what makes me angry.

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LornaDoone

Hilarious!

lschmidt

I'm mostly annoyed by people who bitch a lot.

By the way, how do you think most average people become wealthy? I'll give you a hint, it's not because they throw their money around like an idiot and spend their extra cash when their friends complain about them being "cheap."

I know people like you. You give other people shit when you don't think they've tipped well. You give other people shit when they opt for less expensive options. You give other people shit who make you pay them back for borrowed money, even if they make 10x your salary. As a kid you were mad at your parents for buying generic brand wheat-o's instead of cheerios that cost 3x as much. The list goes on...

My advice to you is (1) quit bitching (2) harden the fuck up and (3) find some new friends

emp

Easy answer:

Don't count other people's money.

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People who think my money is their business.

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