Cheap vs Frugal
Posted by Cap in Miscellaneous |
IWillTeachYoutoBeRich.com has a good post up about the difference between a cheap person and a frugal person.
I think its sort of a subjective issue and I think he recongizes that too; but I think a lot of us knows a cheap person when we see one.
Cheap people are inconsiderate. For example, when getting a meal with other people, if their food costs $7.95, they’ll put in $8.00, knowing very well that tax and tip mean it’s closer to $11.
That seems to nail it to the head a bit.
Back in highschool I was called cheap before by people, but I took their opinions with a grain of salt because they’re morons. *hehe*
Somehow if I don’t order an overpriced beverage while eating out, I’m cheap. At least I pay my share of the meal, you bastards!
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September 27th, 2005 at 11:20 am
Getting water in a restaurant isn’t cheap at all. Not in the slightest. Beverages are a profit center for the restaurants — they charge $1.50 for a soda that costs them a few cents. If you get three refills, whoop-dee-doo, it cost them a dime. They still make out like bandits!
September 27th, 2005 at 11:21 am
Oops, I meant getting water in a restaurant isn’t _being_ cheap.
August 22nd, 2006 at 12:22 pm
When I take Hubby and children to the beach I always bring a cooler with ice from home that has water, juice boxes, fruit, candy etc. We may get something at the consession but not everything at the consession. I save at least $20.00 each time we go. This is frugal. Cheap is when you refuse to even get an ice cream for the kiddies. Who wants to be told on a ninety five degree day that you won’t have your ice ream until you are home, back in your airconditioning when you no longer need ice cream to cool off.