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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Economy 7I used to know a bloke who owned a few properties in bath, which is the equivalent of having a license to print money.
Anyhow, he was once at the Corporation Tip and rescued a tumble drier that he was told was 'functioning but noisy'. He brought it home and, because electricity was expensive, connected it up to his economy 7 tariff circuit. So the tumble drier burst into life at 01.00 and woke the entire house up. And this was a bloke who was worth about half a million quid.
PS he also used to cut the 5p off coupons out of my paper whilst I wasn't looking.
(, Tue 28 Oct 2008, 11:41, Reply)
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