Nearly everyone has met the ultimate cheapskate in their life at some point. Someone who gets along in life spending next to nothing for things and services. Reality check: Everyone loves saving money, cutting back and reducing expenses. However, sometimes there is a tendency to focus on the wrong things while you're busy feeling good about controlling your budget & reducing little costs here and there, every once in a while you neglect the larger picture.
Here are some examples:
1. Parking and “just running in” without feeding the meter a quarter, but returning to find a parking ticket attached to your windshield.
2. Buying the least expensive clothing and shoes, but having to replace the wardrobe frequently because of poor quality.
3. Not taking your spouse out for an occasional night out only to pay for the divorce lawyers because the romance is dead.
4. Not taking your car in for a proper maintenance (including tires), then having a car wreck due to poor tires or brakes.
5. Attends a costume party but do not want to spend a dime on costumes or at least try to set the mood.
6. Expecting your employees to perform and deliver good work but are not willing to give them the pay they deserve.
7. Buying such cheap toilet paper then you end up using more than you would otherwise.
8. Underpaying employees then scrambling to handle their work when they leave for better jobs with your competitors.
9. Saving money by not going to the doctor for regular check-ups or taking the bare minimum health insurance plan, but having to pay a large sum in an emergency.
10. Paying for something and expects to get a certain amount back someday.
I don't get why some people are so stingy and cheapskate in their daily life. They rather spend their money on something stupid which does not benefit them than use the money to pay for something else which is worth the cent. I came across quite a few people in this category and I find it amusing to see how they want to keep their standards up but are reluctant or do not want to spend any dime on certain important things in life. These narrow-minded people thinks that by doing so, they lose their money. They think they can escape the public perspective on things but the question is, how long can they get away with this?
Stingy and Cheapskate definition:
Stingy is careful with money; being greedy.
Cheapskate is someone who's worse: doesn't tip, gives the worst presents, expects more of people etc.
It would be interesting to get some replies on this topic. Ok here we go!
2 comments:
No 10 is very disturbing to some ppl.. Hello what standard are u bragging about when u cant even fork out small amount on something that is not to be argued about and in return want back half in return??!
Hi Angrybird, indeed point no 10 is somewhat disturbing to some people. Its no surprise, some people can be very narrow minded, stingy and childish at the same time for spreading cheap news. Some things are not to be argued about but knowing how cheapskate people can be,it clearly shows how unprofessional they are in dealing with simple things. Its such a shame.
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