Tightwads
There's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.
Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.
( , Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
There's saving money, and there's being tight: saving money at the expense of other people, or simply for the miserly hell of it.
Tell us about measures that go beyond simple belt tightening into the realms of Mr Scrooge.
( , Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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Skinflintedness
I am the meanest bastard in my social circle and amongst my colleagues. I bulk buy razors from the poundshop, I steal sugar sachets from pubs/McDonalds, I clip newspaper (which work provide FOC) tokens for free shit, Like Frank Spencer I steal bog rolls plus cleaning cloths, I hoard reduced food and will happily eat Morrison's own spaghetti for 3 weeks straight because I got it cheap. I drink Morrison's £1.94 per 4 pack bitter, I buy second hand, when we shut our office down and relocated; I took a hat stand, a years supply of bog paper & bleach, stationary and cleaning mousse. While on a 3 month residential course I was put up at a hotel in Pocklington where I emptied the basket of toileteries each day and then spent 30 mins pouring them into a big empty bottle.
Earlier this year I took my missus out for a meal to ASK, not very special but special enough, a nice time was had by all until the bill came and I produced a 2 for 1 voucher I clipped from the Mail. She cringed like Hell.
The sad bit is that I'm on a decent enough whack.
( , Thu 23 Oct 2008, 22:09, 1 reply)
I am the meanest bastard in my social circle and amongst my colleagues. I bulk buy razors from the poundshop, I steal sugar sachets from pubs/McDonalds, I clip newspaper (which work provide FOC) tokens for free shit, Like Frank Spencer I steal bog rolls plus cleaning cloths, I hoard reduced food and will happily eat Morrison's own spaghetti for 3 weeks straight because I got it cheap. I drink Morrison's £1.94 per 4 pack bitter, I buy second hand, when we shut our office down and relocated; I took a hat stand, a years supply of bog paper & bleach, stationary and cleaning mousse. While on a 3 month residential course I was put up at a hotel in Pocklington where I emptied the basket of toileteries each day and then spent 30 mins pouring them into a big empty bottle.
Earlier this year I took my missus out for a meal to ASK, not very special but special enough, a nice time was had by all until the bill came and I produced a 2 for 1 voucher I clipped from the Mail. She cringed like Hell.
The sad bit is that I'm on a decent enough whack.
( , Thu 23 Oct 2008, 22:09, 1 reply)
So long as
you didn't read the Mail, I don't really have a problem with this post.
( , Sat 25 Oct 2008, 2:41, closed)
you didn't read the Mail, I don't really have a problem with this post.
( , Sat 25 Oct 2008, 2:41, closed)
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