Don’t Be a Cheap Ass Like Me
Posted by Cap in Personal Finance on July 20, 2006 |It’s very easy to cross over to the dark side.
One minute you’re a frugal person, the next—a cheap ass that no body likes.
Recently we took our relatives to Sea World. You know how it goes, theme parks, rip-off food and water. So we try to be frugal and all that, we pack the water bottles and the sandwiches for lunch.
Dinner time comes. Everyone’s hungry but Cap-the-cheap-ass keeps trying to convince everyone to hold off on eating in the theme park.
“Just wait a little bit more.. I know this great place in Carlsbad.”
Then comes shopping time in the theme park. Just like before, Cap-the-cheap-ass keeps telling oversea relatives not to buy expensive souvenir. The relatives aren’t even big spenders, they just want to buy something little for the kids.
“You know, you can get the same thing cheaper at the swap—”
“Stop being a cheap ass and ruining people’s fun,” says Cap’s big sister suddenly, “or I’m going to punch you in the balls.”
Yes ma’am.
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July 20th, 2006 at 3:40 pm
Ha ha!! Cheap azz!
July 20th, 2006 at 4:38 pm
Huh. At least you know where you’re at with her, huh?
July 21st, 2006 at 1:11 am
Fun-n-nay!
July 21st, 2006 at 2:03 am
ah, the fine line we all have to tightrope…
July 21st, 2006 at 6:21 am
Ha! I like your sister.
July 21st, 2006 at 6:58 am
Dang, they are brutal!
July 21st, 2006 at 10:49 am
Dude… I bet when you were little she used to sit on you and fart too!?
July 21st, 2006 at 11:17 am
LOL, that is the best thing I’ve read all day! Not that I’m saying I want her to punch you in the balls. Someone once threatened to kick me in the uterus so I can identify with you. But I still think it’s hilarious!
July 21st, 2006 at 2:07 pm
Hahaha, I’m cheap but I don’t go telling people not to buy stuff; then again they’re family. Plus.. whenever I go on vacations I splurge anyway.
July 22nd, 2006 at 3:37 am
I am glad that the prospect of me without offspring can amuse all of you so much.
July 25th, 2006 at 7:06 am
LOL….I’d say I’m frugal and at times cheap, but when it’s vacation time I expect to spend more than usual so I shut off my internal penny counter system ;)
July 27th, 2006 at 8:41 am
After living in SD for 2 years, we discovered that SeaWorld’s food and souvenirs are actually cheaper than Disneyland, SDZoo, Wild Animal Park, etc.
August 23rd, 2006 at 9:48 pm
Sometimes it’s just hard to turn off that internal calculator! The important thing is to be able to laugh about it.