Things cheap people do
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theplayingmantis said:
what car?!
im astounded by some of the stuff on here. Some of it seems to be making your lives a drudge just for the sake of it and then being too old to actually enjoy what you have saved.
im also astounded by the people posting who have 'friends' who scrounge meals and drinks/refuse to pay. why would you be friends with such people? if it were mine of my friends id say something to them and take the p constantly embarrassing them into changing there ways. if they didn't id be blunt and say i'm not go to dinner/drinks with them if they keep doing it.
in my circle of close friends, 1 of our best mates had a reputation for being a bit tight when it comes to rounds as a teenager, but we just take the p and its become a running joke over the years, so that he doesn't do it anymore.
100% agree. Why on earth do people keep on putting up with it?im astounded by some of the stuff on here. Some of it seems to be making your lives a drudge just for the sake of it and then being too old to actually enjoy what you have saved.
im also astounded by the people posting who have 'friends' who scrounge meals and drinks/refuse to pay. why would you be friends with such people? if it were mine of my friends id say something to them and take the p constantly embarrassing them into changing there ways. if they didn't id be blunt and say i'm not go to dinner/drinks with them if they keep doing it.
in my circle of close friends, 1 of our best mates had a reputation for being a bit tight when it comes to rounds as a teenager, but we just take the p and its become a running joke over the years, so that he doesn't do it anymore.
I used to work with a bloke who was like that. Never bought rounds but would have one if someone else was buying.
I fell for it once, but then used to deliberately exclude him when rounds were bought.
My thinking is they are rude b
ds for doing it, so presumably won't have a problem if someone is rude back to them.The Leaper said:
Saw something interesting at the supermarket today. Chap was buying loose red onions, he put the onions in the provided plastic bag, put them on the scales, printed the sticky price label and then…...he added another two red onions that he had in his hand. Crafty !
R.
No, common thief.R.
Europa1 said:
The Leaper said:
Saw something interesting at the supermarket today. Chap was buying loose red onions, he put the onions in the provided plastic bag, put them on the scales, printed the sticky price label and then…...he added another two red onions that he had in his hand. Crafty !
R.
No, common thief.R.
I can't stand this "because it's a big company it's ok to steal etc"
I have some neighbours who have a dog, and when they took a long holiday they persuaded a friend to stay at their house and look after the ( horrible ) dog..
The sitter nearly froze to death as the homeowner had the heating remotely controlled from his mobile phone and the house was at 50 degrees in the depths of winter....
The sitter nearly froze to death as the homeowner had the heating remotely controlled from his mobile phone and the house was at 50 degrees in the depths of winter....
RDMcG said:
I have some neighbours who have a dog, and when they took a long holiday they persuaded a friend to stay at their house and look after the ( horrible ) dog..
The sitter nearly froze to death as the homeowner had the heating remotely controlled from his mobile phone and the house was at 50 degrees in the depths of winter....
Start burning the fixtures and fittings? At the very least I'd bring in a bunch of electric heaters and crank them up. The sitter nearly froze to death as the homeowner had the heating remotely controlled from his mobile phone and the house was at 50 degrees in the depths of winter....
Many posters on this thread mention retiring early and living off savings/interest. Does anybody have a plan to continue a business they own/property/commercial rental rather than conventional savings methods?
My aim is to live off business income during my retirement and then hand on the entire capital aspect to my children (currently being planned by my financial advisor). From what I can tell most seem to be just worrying about themselves ‘having enough’ to retire an not planning to help the next generation.
In case others on here haven’t noticed, things have changed substantially in the last 15-20 years and the chances of teenagers/early 20 somethings buying a home or saving for their retirement are diminishing every year.
It’s great being ‘tight’ ‘mean’ ‘careful’ ‘miserly’ (and I don’t really knock it), but the drive for early retirement and live off savings until the state picks up the tab for your dribbling, befuddled old age, and die skint, leaving nothing for the next generation seems rather self centred.
My aim is to live off business income during my retirement and then hand on the entire capital aspect to my children (currently being planned by my financial advisor). From what I can tell most seem to be just worrying about themselves ‘having enough’ to retire an not planning to help the next generation.
In case others on here haven’t noticed, things have changed substantially in the last 15-20 years and the chances of teenagers/early 20 somethings buying a home or saving for their retirement are diminishing every year.
It’s great being ‘tight’ ‘mean’ ‘careful’ ‘miserly’ (and I don’t really knock it), but the drive for early retirement and live off savings until the state picks up the tab for your dribbling, befuddled old age, and die skint, leaving nothing for the next generation seems rather self centred.
The Leaper said:
Saw something interesting at the supermarket today. Chap was buying loose red onions, he put the onions in the provided plastic bag, put them on the scales, printed the sticky price label and then…...he added another two red onions that he had in his hand. Crafty !
R.
A common known trick for thieves and skinflints to save money at the supermarket is to select a vegetable which is cheaper than the one you are weighing e.g. carrots not sweet potatoes.R.
av185 said:
The Leaper said:
Saw something interesting at the supermarket today. Chap was buying loose red onions, he put the onions in the provided plastic bag, put them on the scales, printed the sticky price label and then…...he added another two red onions that he had in his hand. Crafty !
R.
A common known trick for thieves and skinflints to save money at the supermarket is to select a vegetable which is cheaper than the one you are weighing e.g. carrots not sweet potatoes.R.
av185 said:
Only at the self check out.
Asda Morrison's Tesco Sainsburys.
Asda Morrison's Tesco Sainsburys.
There are no label printers at any of the Sainsburys or Tesco stores in my locale. You put items in plaggy bags provided and then have to take them to the check-out to be weighed off, both at the manned tills and the self-serv.
JaredVannett said:
emicen said:
I don’t know if it’s still on TLC but there was an American show called Extreme Cheapskates. You would honestly struggle to believe the spendthrift antics of some of these folk!
That show sounds familiar.There is a youtuber who specialises in being a cheapskate, his content is very good:
How to live in London for £1 a day:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfTFZQdKmeE
k did he buy a fking panini when he could have bought a whole loaf of bread for 36p which would have lasted a week. Either he's stupid or I'm missing something.£7 to cover a week's food if you're tight and not bothered about the quality which he can't be if he's eating fried eggs in a panini.
36p for a loaf of bread
£1.19 for 15 eggs (boil them)
2 bags of salad at 62p each.
£1 for ham...
And screw it, a jar of caviar for £2.75 just to use up the £7.
Hoofy said:
Why the fk did he buy a fking panini when he could have bought a whole loaf of bread for 36p which would have lasted a week. Either he's stupid or I'm missing something.
£7 to cover a week's food if you're tight and not bothered about the quality which he can't be if he's eating fried eggs in a panini.
36p for a loaf of bread
£1.19 for 15 eggs (boil them)
2 bags of salad at 62p each.
£1 for ham...
And screw it, a jar of caviar for £2.75 just to use up the £7.
What do you weigh, about 3 stone? There is two to three days food there.k did he buy a fking panini when he could have bought a whole loaf of bread for 36p which would have lasted a week. Either he's stupid or I'm missing something.£7 to cover a week's food if you're tight and not bothered about the quality which he can't be if he's eating fried eggs in a panini.
36p for a loaf of bread
£1.19 for 15 eggs (boil them)
2 bags of salad at 62p each.
£1 for ham...
And screw it, a jar of caviar for £2.75 just to use up the £7.
227bhp said:
Hoofy said:
Why the fk did he buy a fking panini when he could have bought a whole loaf of bread for 36p which would have lasted a week. Either he's stupid or I'm missing something.
£7 to cover a week's food if you're tight and not bothered about the quality which he can't be if he's eating fried eggs in a panini.
36p for a loaf of bread
£1.19 for 15 eggs (boil them)
2 bags of salad at 62p each.
£1 for ham...
And screw it, a jar of caviar for £2.75 just to use up the £7.
What do you weigh, about 3 stone? There is two to three days food there.k did he buy a fking panini when he could have bought a whole loaf of bread for 36p which would have lasted a week. Either he's stupid or I'm missing something.£7 to cover a week's food if you're tight and not bothered about the quality which he can't be if he's eating fried eggs in a panini.
36p for a loaf of bread
£1.19 for 15 eggs (boil them)
2 bags of salad at 62p each.
£1 for ham...
And screw it, a jar of caviar for £2.75 just to use up the £7.
BoRED S2upid said:
I once rented a room to a guy who had a decent job working in the law courts as a Clark. He would work late and on his way home he would always go to Tesco he knew exactly the time they would be discounting the stuff that was out of date that day and that’s what he would eat that evening. Some weird combinations but he spent nothing.
That supermarket trick is actually very common. The supermarket I used to work it was the norm to see 3 or 4 people floating around the bakery waiting for the cake & bread reductions to go up. I think it's a great idea tbh, some frugal foke get what essentially equates to a free meal, and food doesn't get wasted. RDMcG said:
I have some neighbours who have a dog, and when they took a long holiday they persuaded a friend to stay at their house and look after the ( horrible ) dog..
The sitter nearly froze to death as the homeowner had the heating remotely controlled from his mobile phone and the house was at 50 degrees in the depths of winter....
That's sweltering! Must have cost the house owner a fortune?The sitter nearly froze to death as the homeowner had the heating remotely controlled from his mobile phone and the house was at 50 degrees in the depths of winter....
caelite said:
That supermarket trick is actually very common. The supermarket I used to work it was the norm to see 3 or 4 people floating around the bakery waiting for the cake & bread reductions to go up. I think it's a great idea tbh, some frugal foke get what essentially equates to a free meal, and food doesn't get wasted.
The line of people that builds up at Tesco and ASDA waiting for the yellow stickers is not worth the effort. Discounts aren't that great and you have to be ready for a scrum.As I've mentioned M&S and Waitrose is the place to go for yellow stickers. Last week I picked up a £10 roast chicken meal for £2, and £3 soup for 10p.
The odd things about M&S is even when there are some amazing yellow sticker items around 95% of the shoppers there ignore them and I've seen people pick up the equivalent full price item when the same item but yellow stickered is literally adjacent??!!
But timing is a bit pot luck, and you have to be prepared to leave empty handed as I sometimes do. Luckily there is a ASDA 100 meters down the road, so my usual route is M&S for a quick bargin hunt, if nothing worthwhile pop to ASDA. Shame we don't have an Aldi/Lidial in the same area, as interms of absolute food to £ ratio ASDA is still more expensive than those two.
Edited by gangzoom on Saturday 15th December 06:49
The Leaper said:
Saw something interesting at the supermarket today. Chap was buying loose red onions, he put the onions in the provided plastic bag, put them on the scales, printed the sticky price label and then…...he added another two red onions that he had in his hand. Crafty !
R.
Thats theft, like the people who swap eggs around.R.
I love been cheap, I cannot help it, its who I am,
I actually enjoy the process of finding a bargain . But there is a clear distinction between getting value for money and stealing.
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