Who Is the Biggest Cheapskate You Know?

[@stephenkehl7158]

Growing up in the 70’s, one of our neighbors was a miserly widow. In winter, you could tell if someone was wealthy if they had snow on their roof- only rich people back then spent money on insulating the attic. The widow always had snow on her roof, which didn’t make sense until we realized that not only did she not pay for insulation, she didn’t pay enough to heat her house properly in the first place. I shoveled snow for the neighbors, and $2 for the driveway and sidewalk was pretty good money back then. Adult minimum wage was $1.35 an hour. After a particularly bad blizzard, I offered to shovel the widow out. She asked how much- I knew she’d never pay the usual rate, and I was doing it more just to be nice, but I did expect a little something. I asked for fifty cents. I’ll never forget the look of horror on her face! She talked me down to thirty five cents. She NEEDED to be shoveled out since she didn’t have running water in the house and needed to get to the outside pump and the outhouse, but that wasn’t worth fifty cents to her. When she died, they found about $100,000 sewn into her mattress.

[@Horizontal_Sonic]

Bruh

[@wolftitanreading5308]

sounds like she lived in the great depression and just got stuck in the lifestyle.

[@bluefirekin-aria]

My husband's grandmother bought a gift for the birth of my baby - one of those plaster casting kits to take prints of my baby's hands and feet. Only she bought it at a yard sale. It was second-hand and had been opened, so the inside was mouldy. She then went on an overseas trip, flying first class return. Upon return, she gifted me a pen she stole on the plane. My daughter got a pen she stole from the hotel. For Christmases and birthdays, she would gift me gifts she received from others that she didn't like. She would tell me so too; one year I received a HUGE plaster parakeet, and as she handed it to me she said, "I got given this last year and I hate it" Another Christmas I got given a second-hand robe which was frayed and stained. She was wealthy and a total cheapskate. She wouldn't put her return address on the back of envelopes lest she got the postage incorrect and the post office contact her for the extra few cents. I could go on and on about how much of a cheapskate she was. She had a very cold heart, but she herself wanted for nothing.

[@user-ml3hl6vr4t]

Cheapskate-my spouse and tools. As a child I watched my father learn to invest in a good tool for performance and longevity (wood and shop tools). My spouse learned cheap from his father. We had wars in early years, I would research and hold out for the better tool. Some years pass, collection grew, we are both working on projects separately but at same time. He pauses, looks around shop and says “You know, it’s nice having nice tools.” Now we are retired. Most of what was bought is still going. Frugal? Just careful. (One mid issue, they bought a $10 lineman’s pliers. Cheap. They have big hands, more grip. I can’t use them. I bought a much better made $40 pair from another manufacturer. Much easier to handle and use. They got mad I bought another pair, until they used them. After that I was the one selecting tools)

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

The whole buying cheap tools isn't a bad way of doing it. No sense in buying an expensive version of something you barely use. If a cheap tool goes bad or breaks, you know you use it often and need a better one.

[@rosiestewart870]

my ex refused to buy a car for me, or to help me buy one. so, i had to ride the bus, or walk, anywhere i went. he would take me to the grocery store, and follow me closely, making sure i bought the cheapest things. he refused to pay for health insurance, and when my doctor said i could die if i didn't receive surgery, my husband said, "there's nothing wrong with you, that doctor just wants my money." i got the surgery, then divorced him. when he died, my daughters discovered that he had a huge, out-of-state savings account.

[@wolftitanreading5308]

i'll be honest if i was setting up the funeral i'd just tell them to not even bother putting a casket, just throw his body into the ground and put dirt on it, after you peed on it.

[@cubey]

Re: shallow buried wire, I had a house some years ago with a water well pump. One morning the pump wasn't working. Called a well company but they quickly diagnosed it has an electrical issue, didn't charge me anything for the service call, and left. Whoever ran the 240V cable only very shallow buried it and didn't put it in any conduit. It had a cut where it looks like a shovel hit it. An in-law of my brother who's an electrician said that was actually legal and fine to do. Insane. I pulled up the 100ft+ length of cable (breaker off of course), had enough slack in the cable to splice the cable together inside of a waterproof box and have it above ground, I put the cable in PVC electrical rated conduit to help protect it in the future, and reburied it.

[@hazelgrunts]

My grandma literally worse than dirt cheap. When I was young, she took my brother and I to a nursery where a Mother’s Day event was taking place (the event was paid for by my dad). We made planter boxes of flowers and obviously there was some extra soil lying around after we finished planting. My grandma legitimately pulled out a bag from who knows where, and started scraping the tiny bits of dirt into her bag for future use. I’m talking like 1 cent worth of soil, and she was having us all scrape it into the bag in front of a bunch of people. I’m still embarrassed to this day

[@mentoes1780]

This is so strange it’s funny

[@saladinthedark7459]

My father once cut a potato in quarters while in the pot and boiling, just so he didn't have to top up the water in order to cover it. Saved 0.0001 cents and spent half a minute putting his fingers near hot steam and boiling water

[@oliviagomez4221]

Every get together we have, my cousins don't bring anything to contribute even though it was clear that everyone had to bring something. They ALWAYS leave with plates and plates of food though, and they're always the first ones to jump and serve themselves when the food is ready. They're apparently always struggling which is their excuse for not helping out, but they have enough to buy the newest iphones, building a house from the bottom up, new cars, having kids, and luxury brands for clothes, shoes, and purses.

[@MrRyukage]

I heard about a guy who refused pay extra money to buy galvanized steel pipes for his gas but instead buys PCB pipes. I'm surprised that he didn't caused a gas explosion because of it.

[@carljacobs1837]

Stepfather. My mom would be fixing dinner. He would come in, see the stove on, and turn it off, to save electricity. She left the room for any reason, he would turn off the tv or computer she was using. Meanwhile, he went through their entire life savings going to strip clubs and gambling. They divorced. He died broke. She passed away with a paid off house in the country.

[@beastmaster0934]

The saving electricity bit reminds me of my grandpa. If you leave a room, you must turn off the T.V. No matter how long your out of that room. And when your in the living room when it’s dark (I;e night time), only turn one lamp on (they have two lamps in their living room. My aunt turned on both lamps, and her and my grandpa got into a heated debate (nothing bad) and my grandpa ended up taking the lightbulb out of one of the lamps. I love my grandpa, but he can be a bit of a stubborn fool sometimes.

[@brettlarch8050]

I work retail. I’ve had customers literally scream at me over a price mismatch of where something is $1 more than said on the tag. A dollar. A - DOLLAR! THIS ISN’T THE GREAT DEPRESSION.

[@bubzilla6137]

I mean, if it's like a 50 cent pack of gum and it rings up at $1.50, I would say something too. Percentage wise, that's 300% of the shelf price. However, if I'm buying, 8 don't know, headphones that say $28.99 and they ring up $29.99, I won't even bother correcting it. At most, I might tell them so they can fix it in the system and prevent a future, less chill customer from having a meltdown, but I won't ask for an override or any kind of price correction for myself. I just want the headphones and I don't care about a dollar when I'm spending $30. But because I'm well below the poverty line, that same dollar will matter more to me the less expensive the item is.... 🙂

[@brettlarch8050]

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[@bubzilla6137]

@@brettlarch8050 Tired? You should get some sleep then... 😴😴😴

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

I get the sentiment, but that one dollar could turn into ten and into a hundred. Stuff like that adds up. It may not lead to the person being poor, but still. Getting mad at the $1 increase is a bit silly though, as is getting mad at someone else getting mad at the $1 increase.

[@ssfheather6629]

Freshman year of high school my mom bought me a cheap $10 backpack from Kmart, it literally broke the first day from carrying like 40 lbs in books around, she did this like 3 or 4 more times until I finally told her, look if you buy me a Jansport backpack for $50 you won’t need to buy me another one. She finally relented and I used that damn backpack all four years. If you buy quality you don’t have to replace it, but she would rather spend $5 on a shirt to wear it once and replace it, then spend $25 on a shirt she can wear multiple times. Do I sometimes buy something cheap for like a costume party or concert, sure, but not every damn thing I own.

[@anonmouse15]

My father does the same thing, except with appliances.

[@ssfheather6629]

@@anonmouse15 tho appliances are like $1000, I did buy a used set of washer and dryers from a co worker and those suckers were awesome!! Replaced the heating element, myself I might add, on the dryer once or twice and it still worked! I can kind of understand buying used appliances IF they are still in good shape.

[@chillydawgg4354]

I worked at a thrift store & the shoe swapping thing was pretty common

[@YvetteCCardenas]

My ex boyfriend. 90% of the time, he would only take me to 2 certain restaurants because a family member of his was a manager for one of the restaurants, and had a card that comped our meals. When we went to any other restaurant, if he was paying, I would have to get water. But if I was paying, he would ‘treat himself’ with an actual not water drink. If I had a dime for all of the times he said to me “You got this?” before a date….

[@GarrettFruge]

I once knew this old woman who never tipped at restaurants, she'd stiff the waitstaff every time. She ate out pretty often at the same places so it's a wonder nobody ever took retribution on her food!

[@chillydawgg4354]

Was she in the red hat club

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

"Stiffed" can very much mean different things. If you mean, gave a penny on a $50 meal; then yeah. However, "Stiffed" also can refer to someone not getting what they think they deserve. Tipping as a system never really made sense anyway, especially the "10% or 15% at least" mindset.

[@beastmaster0934]

I’m surprised she wasn’t banned from any of those places

[@Zarkrez]

“You mean you don’t want to give me extra money on top of the food you’re buying? How dare you not give me money!” Thats what you sound like when you think tipping someone is a fucking law.

[@beagleissleeping5359]

My grandfather didn't come for a visit when his sister and her husband did because they were unwilling to sleep in the car at a roadside rest instead of splitting the cost of a nice comfy bed in a hotel.

[@jachowl4467]

Saw an eq of cheapskate on TLC where an millionare woman feed a friend a cat food tuna sandwich and the person had no idea and she had no problem thinking cat food is good human food. Have never got over it.

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

I remember that one, it was her ex husband that did free labor around her house. The kicker was, her mother was like "What is she saving for" and she couldn't give an answer.

[@DarkWolf22k]

I've known someone who spent a few thousand on something they could fix for $20... A box of screws... His roof caved in

[@j.tgrooms]

Story time on this fine Wednesday

[@hihunter7]

It is rather nice. Lying back, a nice cup of tea in hand, listening to the rain outside. The stories are calming to the nerves, putting cares to rest. Lovely

[@tullyDT]

I once worked for a company where the owner removed all the lightbulbs from the fridges in the canteen and apparently did the same with his fridge at home because he believed it would save money on electricity.

[@thelongwinter362]

It will! A whole cents worth!

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

I think at that point, he burned more calories than cents he saved.

[@crazy4candy_]

My family will use grocery bags with no holes in them for trash bags, but we don't reuse them more than once That story genuinely horrified me to hear as someone who does this to not have to spend money on small trash bags and use what I have

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

Well, the use of grocery bags as trash bags is a good way to repurpose them. It is a bit of a waste to throw them out if you can use them again.

[@dumbdude5301]

My friends are pure cheapskates at least some of them are. So basically we went to eat out at this place. I didn't have change so I decided to pay them online but then my friend goes like you can pay for all of us and we'll pay you back later. Now that I was going to pay for everyone anyway so I paid them in cash. Did I get my money back? No,one of my friend did pay me back some of the amount but in the end I still ended up paying twice the amount of what I actually ordered.

[@StrngrDngr]

My well-off Aunt in Chinese buffet always leaving with a couple of rolls or dumplings wrapped in napkins the purse then making packaged ramen noodles when she knows we're coming for a surprise Chinese food night, one week apart

[@sebsworsley4469]

I really hate how much im learning my childhood was so minimalist from this. Im 21 so good to relearn now.

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

I mean, i'm sure it has helped you as you've grown up.

[@garycrotts2854]

I have two stories: I went to a get together at someone's home. Walking into his house was like walking back in time. The appliances, the furniture, the electronics, the carpet, the drapes, all out of the 70's. It was like a time portal. But that isn't really the issue. The issue was that I was in the kitchen and saw the guy digging thru the trash pulling out all the disposable forks and knives and proceeding to wash them (no soap) and put them back on the table. Gross. The other story I have is I was out to dinner wit a large group (like 10 or so people). After dinner we are breaking down the bill to pay (paying cash). Anyway, we all are putting money on the table and one guy gets upset. His literal words "Hey! I don't owe 21.50. I only owes21.47! and that's all I'm paying." dude calculated all the way to the exact tax and made a scene over a few cents.

[@plastiqueneurosis]

Tiny house huh? Doesn’t a space saving economy desk cost 50 times more than a regular desk? Those farm style hinges for closet doors aren’t much cheaper either and they break after a few years because they need to be professionally adjusted.

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

It isn't about objectively saving money, it is about feeling like you saved money.

[@mysticjonin]

Mr. Crabs

[@Fireguy97]

We had a family friend that had a cheapskate husband. He refused to drive her anywhere. We always had to pick her up and drop her back home, all while his car was in the driveway. She could never purchase groceries without him verifying each item. They never went on any vacations. The two kids always only received donated clothes. She wasn't allowed a hip operation that was desperately needed. When he passed away they discovered that he had $4.8 million stashed in a secret bank account. This was forty years ago.

[@Senpolly3805]

These stories make me mad. They make me mad because most of these people can afford to do things normally, but they got the extra mile to save like 30 cents

[@nicholashylton6857]

My mother. She sold her rusting, junker, +20 y/o car and wanted $1,000 off the new car with the trade in. I wanted to crawl into a hole when she tried to haggle with the dealer, claiming its wiring & tires were practically new.

[@thomasjefferson5727]

even wrecked junk cars are worth $1000. not out of place at all

[@kevinpeters9756]

Honestly haggling about an amount like that is considered normal, however of she tried to reduce the cars by something like 40 cents that would've embarrassed me too

[@axolotl804]

why are people just explaining the difference between frugal and cheapskate, I came here for stories

[@Fireguy97]

My wife (then, now ex) used to go for lunch with her friends often on Saturdays. One day I joined because I needed to get some things in town too. When the bill came everybody paid for their meals and their shair of the tip. Everyone paid in cash except my wife. She paid on her credit card which I thought was odd because I knew that she always had cash with her. I realized that she took everyones cash, paid the total on her card, didn't leave any tip at all. She now has extra money from the cash from her friends and her meal was paid for. She then went to the bank and put that cash, including the extra onto her credit card payment. So in effect, every Saturday she received a free meal and an additional $10 to $25 additional for her credit card payment and the waitress got stiffed every Saturday. This was just another reason that I left her.

[@ElkiaStellar]

This video would be better if 90% of these posts weren't explaining the difference between frugal and cheapskate, we get it already.

[@XLFz882]

Well now I know the difference between frugal and cheapskate in 19765 ways

[@tatotenaglia6548]

yeah, why is nobody talking about this lol

[@niles8102]

That lightbulb/battery one is smart

[@REfan2002]

Biggest cheapskate, my dad

[@goodnightmyprince6734]

My mum no longer buys toilet paper, but takes other tp.

[@chasecummings1529]

Cheapskates are one type of person I HATE with every fiber of my being lmao

[@ladyfatassii901]

My ex.. I paid for EVERYDATE

[@RTDice11]

When I lived on a base in Cali I used to go the Taco Bell, grab a cup out of the trash, wash it in the bathroom, then use it at the soda fountain. I am *not* proud of that

[@bubzilla6137]

I work at Taco Bell and if you come in asking me for a water cup, I will give you a large cup and tell you to get whatever you want. Not all of us do this, but I care way more about people than profits. My paycheck is the same whether I do this or not, so why not make someone's day just a little better? I've even had someone boldly ask for free soda and I gladly handed them a cup and said go for it! 🙂🙂🙂

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

I mean, the trash of a restaurant is a little iffy; but depending on what is in it, the trash is just another container. I've thrown stuff away. only to retrieve it later. Food items mostly. If I threw away muddy shoes and the food or whatever was touching the mud, it would be another story.

[@bubzilla6137]

@@POIUYTREWQ62 Yeah, same... If it's right on top and didn't touch anything nasty, it's probably still ok... 🙂

[@RTDice11]

@@bubzilla6137 May this economic hellscape bless you and your family line

[@dorothylloyd1804]

Good afternoon. Thanks for the stories. Have a great day

[@mztweety1374]

I was raised by two boomers and a sharecroppers daughter. Where do I start? I get it now. It means I don't have to take care of them now that they're retired.

[@lolineko2083]

What if I am just poor and can't afford things? XD

[@kendoruslink7017]

There's being careful with money and just straight up being a cheap skate

[@JonwithnoH0823]

I let my family use my employee discount at Safeway. Of course all we do is punch in my phone number and it’s only 5% to 10% off

[@pavelzabak5276]

Daniel Dancer

[@vampirzii]

NY boss definitely

[@CsykKrit]

The church money grift I can agree with, why can't your creator fund his ego palaces?

[@POIUYTREWQ62]

I mean, it really isn't about God wanting it, the priests or whoever want it. It's all using the lord's name in vain. I.e. It isn't saying a word with "God" in it, it is using God as a scapegoat; like saying "God wants this" or "God wants you to give me money".

[@PANTHERESSDARK]

MY MOM

[@tonyblake7569]

The ones where they say something about how and they have lots of money. Yeah, and that's why they have lots of money, they try to not spend it. Kinda like you hear when someone wins the lottery, buys lots of stuff they don't need, then end up with less than before they won.

[@ZIM_skol]

Me

[@CheramieJessica1]

Jesus died for you was buried and rose again on the third day according to the scriptures. If you confess with your mouth Jesus is lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved. please repent of your sin and accept Jesus Christ as your lord and savior

[@seabreezeoceandreams]

Shut up bot

[@ann6082]

Lol no.

[@carljacobs1837]

Do you get paid to post this every fricking day?

[@nicholashylton6857]

Cool guy, this Jesus. Very generous. Turned water into wine and fed hundreds with fish & bread. His followers are *totally* sus, though. Sooner or later, they want your money for "salvation."

[@HarmonyEdge]

Seriously what is with this Jesus guy? He's a man but has long hair, which is culturally appropriating women culture! Even worse is he is not openly identifying himself as trans as he should with said long hair, so he is an insult to the LGBTQ+ community! That thing he said about giving to Caesar what is his, and giving God the same? Doesn't he realize he is being misognistic and patriarchial by implying God is a man? This Jesus sure needs to keep up with the times to stay relevant and get woke too otherwise it is an outrage and he should be cancelled! ... 😜🤣🤣🤣