Cheapskate

[Lanolin]

I think going out is a treat to eat is for most people NOT a regular occurance. Most people will only pay for a hot drink or maybe a muffin or scone, not a full meal. Because its so expensive. The cheapest thing on a menu that will fill you up, that you can take away is probably a meat pie.

as for dating when people ask on here they dont seem to realise how expensive it can be...if you the guy, paying for meals and transport, if you the gal, dressing up, as a really good 'wow' outfit can cost up to $1000 in total of you take into account clothes, shoes, handbag, coat, jewellery, makeup, spanx undies etc lol

as for a wedding...forget about it!

 

[Lanolin]

I dont think my friend should devalue herself or mock her own clothing choices. She probably doesnt realise this.

so what if your ring cost only $2 nobody needs to know exactly how much it was.

Otherwise maybe everyone should just keep price tags on their clothes. Not sure why its bothering me but why put yourself down for being poor perhaps?

its like people being ashamed of having a free lunch. I'd be like yay free lunch! Instead of groan not this slop again. Though maybe it really is slop.

i just think be thankful for everything God gives you...but I suppose if you bought it yourself you allowed to complain.

 

[Lanolin]

married people may wear diamond rings or wear other expensive jewellery given to them but I dont think they ever say how much it cost to wear it, and they wouldnt say oh its cheap it was only $2

I just thought a ring might be insurance after you are widowed OR you could sell it if you had a REALLY hard time.

Divorced people dont need their marriage rings anymore and they could sell them though I dont actually know what they do with them, give them back to each other?

In Gone with the wind movie, theres a scene at the Atlanta Bazaar where they are raising money for 'the cause'. The soldiers are collecting funds. Melanie, who is married, takes her wedding ring off her finger and puts it in the basket. she says it will help others more, OFF her finger. Scarlett, who is widowed, takes her ring off and chucks it in the basket too.

Then later the rings are returned as they decide they wont sell them for cash.

 

[Lanolin]

my auntie is a cheapskate lol

she was wearing a fur collar last night and I said it looked nice and she asked me how much did I think it was worth

I said $100

she said she paid $2 for it at the fleamarket
also her socks were 50 cents

I have been over valuing peoples clothes and decided that the next time I will say you clothes are worthless so they wont make fun of me.

 

[Lanolin]

I was reading a history of my city and found out

the founding metropolitan govts tried to buy land on the cheap! And then sell it for more and keep the difference for themselves
Thats why we have so many problems today ugh

I dont think this is fair. Surely there must be a better way

I was thinking that instead of buying or selling, land could be just be apportioned by lucky draw or raffle.

 

[Lanolin]

costco...isnt cheap. The only cheap thing there is their $2 hotdogs and they are disgusting. Sorry CostCo I dont know how you getting away with it.

You cant pay me to shop there but you do actually have to pay to shop there.

Its like those expos that charge you just to go in and dont give you any freebies or samples, but then want you to buy even more stuff.

 

[Lanolin]

my friend tried to convicnce me to save money by getting me to throw away my shoes that needed repairing and just buy a new pair for $20.

But Im like I like MY shoes. Whats wrong with fixing them? The glue probably costs a lot more anyway if I bought it myself. And how wasteful to throw away shoes?!

I got mildly annoyed with friends who try and monitor my purchases. I dont ever tell them what they can or cannot buy...its their money not mine.

 

[Lanolin]

If I got wheels put on my shoes then I could be a cheapskate.

However, I am relatively well off that I can actually afford a car.
I once had a person on the forum ask me what kind if car I had and I just said 'one that goes'

I am over people judging me for what kind of car I drive. I notice when you are on the road, whther you are driving an old banger or a humvee or a BMW. it doesnt matter what you are driving you still in the queue. The red sea of traffic will not part for you unless you are driving a police car or an ambulance.