The other day, my roommate accused me of being cheap. You see, we take turns buying certain things for the apartment – dish detergent, coffee, toilet paper. The stuff we both use regularly. There’s no set rule on brands or anything, though if I went and bought 18 rolls of toilet paper, she couldn’t go [...]
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I’m really enjoying all the comments on yesterday’s post about being frugal versus being cheap. Sarah made an excellent point. “To me, frugal is getting the most for your money. Cheap is being frugal at the expense of others.” I think she hit it right on. Frugal is being smart about money, and has a fairly [...] But where do you draw the line? I think that perhaps there isn’t a defined line between frugal and cheap, but rather it has to do with a person’s perception of things. For example, a friend of mine lives in a tiny studio apartment. When her very well-to-do parents come to visit, they stay with her. [...] Yesterday, I got an ad in my e-mail with the subject line “Versatile = Frugal.” It caught my eye only because the word “frugal” was in the title, so I guess their advertising works. Being frugal is the new, cool thing after all. They were advertising a “caftan” that could be worn as a dress, with [...] Yesterday, one of my tasks was to mail my dad’s Father’s Day gift. He never needs a gift, of course, but for the past 8 years, I’ve been getting him the same exact thing. A mix CD. Okay, so it’s not really a mix CD anymore, since he just rips it to his computer and plays it [...] |
 
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