What Proof Do You Have Validating At Least A Part Of You Is A Cheapskate?

Maybe it's mysuspicius nature but I am suspect of who gets the credit for the donation aftervthe custoemrs give money at the checkout. By this I mean if the customers give a total of $10,00 does the store donate the money in their name? Do they get tax write off for it? I finally dropped money in a Salvation Army bucket this year, why I'm not sure but I always donate directly to charities eliminating all middle persons.
 

Tommy said:
Wow, Chic! That surprises me! I've never, ever had a checkout clerk ask me to donate to a charity. The closest I can recall might be a little canister on the counter marked "Save the Earthworms" or some such nonsense. Easy to ignore.

Have I missed something? I can't imagine a checkout clerk who did that lasting very long on the job.
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Randall's, in Texas is owned by Safeway asks for money about every three months at the checkout and so I shop at Kroger.
 
Once a year my Walgreens asks for donations to our Children’s hospital..I always give.

The other stores..it varies and I don’t pay close enough attention.....it’s not gonna make me much richer or poorer, giving or not giving.

And if it makes me feel good it’s worth it....I’ve certainly wasted enough money on cigarettes until I quit 11 years ago....that was not good for my health and way more $$$ than a dollar here and there at the cashier.
 

When I am on the border line of how much to give I tell myself how much I have not spent on useless stuff and pay up accordingly. I look at it this way, I have not made the world a lesser place but I have not brought light to the hope of a secure and a safe future either so why not go to my maker with receipts of donations to help children? God likes that stuff :)
 
fmdog44 said:
Paper Towels-rather than rip off a whole towel for a little spot I tear of a part of the towel for the job. Also I never leave light on that I' m not using. I shower turning the water off after I am wet then lather up then rinse and I don't pay a water bill I just don't like wasting water ever.
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That is not a cheapskate, it's being frugal and careful with money and with a big dose of environmentalism. I am the same way. I have a dishwasher but never use it (it came with the house), I wash by hand to save on electricity and I recycle the rinse water to water my plants. And, I find it therapeutic also, would not do it if I hated washing dishes.
 
I never thought that living within our income was being a cheapskate. I hang out my laundry on the line, buy generic brands if they're just as good, wear my clothes for years, cook and bake from scratch. Works for us. My car is 12 years old.
 

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