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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Mr Bob and Ialways split everything. We have a joint account, so rent/groceries come out of that. If we're in the pub, we'll buy drinks alternately. Sure, he takes me out for dinner on my birthday, but then, I take him out on his. It's all entirely equal, and I think if I felt that I "owed" him drinks/a meal/whatever, I'd end up resenting him.
I have an ex-colleague who insists that her boyfriend pay for everything. Despite the fact that she herself earns a healthy amount, and the sentiment that *paying for everything is the man's job* is clearly out-dated. He's marrying her, the poor fool. Oh well, they're both staunch Daily Mail readers, so I think they were doomed to be fools from the start.
(, Thu 30 Oct 2008, 10:29, 1 reply)
yeah,well I think she was also that sort. By that stage I actually couldn't be bothered to argue the case for trying to keep her. She wasn't just tight me, but with her family as well. I think she bought her sister a 21st birthday present costing about £10. Bear in mind that she earnt over 100k a year and employed 2 others.
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