Cheapskate Stories

Consider our selves frugal,, even though retired & living comfortably.

With the pandemic ,,no where to go,,no need for new clothes.
Vehicles paid for,, all though hubby has been looking at an expensive new tractor.
Now that would put a large dent in checking account.
Hopefully have got him to hold off on buying one till Spring 2021.
 

Boy, these posts remind me of my mother. She was so cheap she squeaked. My sister and I took her on a cruise once, she took everything in the cabin that wasn’t nailed down, she lived by a Sam’s Club and had lunch everyday there on the samples. When she wanted a little variety, she’d go to Wendy’s and eat only off the 99cents menu and stealing all the napkins, etc she could, she bought a new house in Florida, a model home and all the furniture, etc also. Ever sat on a model home’s sofas or tried to sleep in the bed? Her car had her bumper tied on, it had fallen off and she didn’t feel the need to get a new one. I lived in Wa., she lived in Florida, to visit us, she’d drive out, never staying in motels, she’d park between 2 semis and felt safe. We’d take her to dinner and she’d order something minuscul and than eat off our plates. Showers? She‘d go to the clubhouse and take a shower there instead to save money. Forget using her dishwasher. The samples (ketchup, etc) was a treasure trove for her. It was awful. Yes, she was wealthy. The only reason I could come up with is that she lived during the depression.
 

Falcon said:
We had a classmate who drove himself to school. IF you wanted to ride with him, you HAD to chip in for gas.

HE was going there anyway. Most of us would rather take the bus ( for 10 cents) than give that cheapskate the money.
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LOL. Reminded me of a bumper sticker from the 60's: "Gas, Grass, or Ass. Nobody Rides Free."
 
Amazing what some people will do to save a few dollars - even when it ends up costing them much more. Also amazing how some people who have lots of money pretend they're broke or struggling financially.
My sister had an upstairs bathtub that needed to be re-grouted because it leaked water. The water dripped down into the walls to the bottom floor. I kept telling her it was a cheap fix but she didn't want to spend a few bucks. Instead, she put a bowl next to the wall to catch the water & hung a curtain to hide the black mold.
After a few years, mold started growing in the wall & ceiling & the constant moisture started rotting the wood framing of the walls, stairway, ceiling & floor. Then the stairway started moving when someone walked on it & the lights started flickering when the water got into the breaker box.
She realized she had to repair it, but by then, it was a major construction job, replacing the walls, floor, ceiling, stairway & breaker box & wiring.
The total cost was $30,000.
And, guess what? She still hasn't re-grouted the bathtub.
 
applecruncher said:
Thought of another one.

About 25 yrs ago I worked at a small non-profit. Things were pretty casual, and during nice weather we usually went out for a group lunch on Fridays.

One woman would ALWAYS get up and go to the restroom when it came time for everyone to chip in on the check. Supervisor would let it go and he usually paid more anyway. But this woman thought she was slick. It made me mad to help pay for her lunch. :mad:


When supervisor's wife had a baby, everyone chippoed in on a gift. That same woman always had an excuse "left wallet at home, only enough money for gas home, will bring it tomorrow". She never did.
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This thread is new to me, so I'm glad you resurrected it, Applecruncher.

I would not have let that woman get away with that, especially since it was repetitious behavior. When she returned from the "restroom" (or wherever she was hiding out), I would have loudly said, "OK, sweetie, you owe us $7.95 as your share." If she had "left her wallet at home, etc." I would have confronted her the next day at work, and every day thereafter until she paid up. If necessary, I'd donate whatever she gave me to charity, but I wouldn't let her get away with it.
 
Toomuchstuff said:
**** A little off topic , but it reminded me ~~~~ Speaking of tips ....... that's how my mom met my dad. She was a waitress and she waited on him and he left her a penny tip. She was so PO'd , she waited for him to come in again to give him "what for" ..and the rest is history ! LOL

Sorry ..... carry on !
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My father in law was a diner owner for a long time, leaving a penny tip was indicative of poor service.
The benefit of the doubt ways given for no tip, assuming it was forgotten.
 
My ex would hold out for gas prices to drop, to the point where we often ran out of gas before that happened.

Then he would have to walk over to the closest petrol station with a canister while I sat in the ute (truck) waiting for him. Now, that's cheap!
 
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Sunny said:
This thread is new to me, so I'm glad you resurrected it, Applecruncher.

I would not have let that woman get away with that, especially since it was repetitious behavior. When she returned from the "restroom" (or wherever she was hiding out), I would have loudly said, "OK, sweetie, you owe us $7.95 as your share." If she had "left her wallet at home, etc." I would have confronted her the next day at work, and every day thereafter until she paid up. If necessary, I'd donate whatever she gave me to charity, but I wouldn't let her get away with it.
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Trust me, she had her game perfected to a science. 😡 She pulled that nonsense whether we went to a Chinese restaurant or McDonald's.
 
my dad had a sister and a brother... unfortunately all 3 are gone now... fortunately NOT from covid. Uncle H was Mr Frugal!

around this time of year, they would make a road trip to Conshohocken, PA to buy nuts for holiday baking... whole/in-shell pecans & walnuts, neat/intact nut halves, huge pistachios. uncle H would buy what they called "squirrel food". they made peanut butter from scratch and sold the "dregs" for people who wanted to feed birds/squirrels. cousins told og picking twigs/leaves out of the peanut butter.

dad and his sister would always point at each other and say... "he's YOUR brother!" i remember asking them if there was a time while they were growing up when they had no food... would have been a logical reason to be so tight... but, nope.

https://edwardsfreeman.com/

i remember going out to eat. each of 3 families put in cost of their family member's meals and dad said he would take care of the tip. dad caught a glimpse of his brother taking some of the tip... he thought it was too much. that was the ONLY time i can recall any anger between the 2 of them.
 
One episode of Cheapskates was about a husband that when dining out with is wife he would watch people as they finished the meals. He would walk up to them and ask if he cold take what was left on their plates and put it in a baggie to take home. I seldom watch that show because it boils my blood.
 
Cheap? I knew a guy who sent his girlfriend into a bar first so other guys will buy her drinks.

Well........OK, I didn't really know a guy like that, but if I did, wouldn't it have made a wonderful story?

😊
 
I knew a school principal who always brought a bag lunch to work with him. Following lunch, he would carefully fold and take the paper bag home with him to re-use the next day. His sandwich within the paper bag was contained within a zip-lock bag that he'd dust crumbs out of following use, and also take home for re-use the next day. Sterility of the packaging was of no concern, but he'd brag about the number of weeks he could re-use his bags. The man was not an environmentalist, just exceedingly cheap... 🙀
 

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