TightwadsThere'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.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Oct 2008, 13:58)
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As a studentI would survive for weeks on nothing more than bread and water.
Bare essentials would be considered indulgent luxuries, due to my utter poverty.
My little jar, however, would always be filled with the stinky green stuff.
Sometimes one has to prioritise.
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Moey, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 9:39,
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Indeed- and I learned early on that I am not his priority.
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crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 9:42,
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Good Grief CHCBYou're not going out with my ex- are you? That sounds hauntingly familiar...
"Sorry Rakky, I can't afford the £1 bus fair to come and see you. Hang on, let me just skin up..."
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I learned early onthat this was why my relationships never used to last very long.
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Moey, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 9:47,
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^^^^^ both of theseyou might have thought I'd have learned from being a teenager that penniless stoner musicians do not good boyfriends make. Ha! I reach my 30s and rinse and repeat.
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crackhouseceilidhband Fuck off back to Mumsnet, Fri 24 Oct 2008, 10:10,
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