10% of our income is already gone. Harder to donate to other things.

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Jun 27, 2017
1:25:05pm

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I don't get why we are portrayed as cheapskates so often.

mikecito

6/27/17 1:24pm

10% of our income is already gone. Harder to donate to other things.

rggee

6/27/17 1:25pm

That's assuming full tithe payers. Also assuming Mormons don't make more.

mikecito

6/27/17 1:27pm

Utah always ranks #1 in charitable giving. That isn't a coincidence and it is

Cougar Insider

6/27/17 1:33pm

Frugal != Cheap

mikecito

6/27/17 1:41pm

The effect is the same: money isn't being spent on--since this is CB--BYU...

Cougar Insider

6/27/17 1:51pm

Surprised to see Arizona as least charitable, given the LDS population there

Hill4Heisman

6/27/17 6:42pm

When you have to buy shirts for you and your 12 kids, cheaper is better.

Broda

6/27/17 1:26pm

Agreed. I think the only thing that makes us

macdizzle

6/27/17 1:26pm

Dated thinking. Basically we spend way less money on alcohol, but that is

Thrill

6/27/17 1:30pm

It would be hard to quantify this. But one big measuring stick which we could

The Lone Star Cougar

6/27/17 1:30pm

The reason I specifically bring this up is because in terms of putting butts in

The Lone Star Cougar

6/27/17 1:34pm

That's a pretty good point of reference

wilsdad

6/27/17 3:16pm

Mormons seem to spend in interesting ways vs the general populace

Twin Roots

6/27/17 1:33pm

Mormons don't seem to tip either. My parents and siblings refuse to tip

Cooler4

6/27/17 1:39pm

tipping culture is meh, and I tend to tip around 20% or more frequently

Bob Vance

6/27/17 1:58pm

+1. I tip for actual sustained service over time, not simply taking orders

Harrison0Yfan

6/27/17 2:06pm

What is the difference between Mormons and canoes?

yesitisnt

6/27/17 5:29pm

In the words of Lavell....

Greg Kite's 'stache

6/27/17 1:34pm

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byujdmba

6/27/17 1:34pm

We have much less money than we think we do

Paco

6/27/17 1:44pm

Probably because you don't drink beer at the game

Deadpool

6/27/17 1:45pm

And the average beer drinker wants at least 5 or 6

Twin Roots

6/27/17 1:48pm

It's beer and gambling...

ocmyhome

6/27/17 1:48pm

It's beer & all the collateral spending that comes w beer -- including gambling.

mantis mutu

6/27/17 2:29pm

bigger families squishing into cargo vans wearing yesterday's clothing

Bob Vance

6/27/17 1:55pm

You mean squishing into cargo vans, wearing cargo shorts?

Cougar Junkie

6/27/17 2:51pm

Because costs really add up when you multiply it by 4, 5, 6+ times for children.

Machiavelli

6/27/17 2:00pm

were you hear when the $5 game shirt was increased to $10??? mayhem!!!!

nashty

6/27/17 2:01pm

It is a cultural thing and I believe it is real.

Cougstreak

6/27/17 2:12pm

With a $50k donation you can get 50 yard line seats in LES. I can't imagine a donation of this size would get you

HarlemCoug

6/27/17 2:36pm

It's really insane what you pay in a SEC program for seats

SouthernBlueBlood

6/27/17 2:38pm

50K??

Cougar Insider

6/27/17 3:22pm

I could be wrong but I'd guess that the seats in section 34 weren't available by the time it was a $10k donor's turn

HarlemCoug

6/27/17 3:41pm

I don't know about the east stands. I never consider sitting over there

Cougar Insider

6/27/17 3:46pm

Are they still offering that payment promotion?

COACHdrn

6/27/17 7:17pm

No. It ended months ago.

Cougar Insider

6/27/17 9:38pm

Our earnings are similar to others'. But we have less disposable income because:

canofpicante

6/27/17 2:40pm

You must live somewhere in Northern Utah County and Southern Salt Lake County.

Thug Mormons

6/27/17 2:41pm

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canofpicante

6/27/17 2:56pm

It's analogous to the education rating, on a per capita basis

Archaea

6/27/17 2:41pm

Oversimplified, LDS household income is 45% of similar non-lds household income

CapitalCougar

6/27/17 2:42pm

Wait, you really think the avg lds household income is $50k??

Machiavelli

6/27/17 2:50pm

Not at all. Just a number that easily shows the %.

CapitalCougar

6/27/17 2:57pm

59k

SLC-Warrior

6/27/17 3:37pm

Interesting how they measure that...not sure I like the metric. It sounds like

Nat Gas Man

6/27/17 3:53pm

Maybe its a Utah thing, but when I lived in CA

Gigo

6/27/17 2:47pm

Average white American family has 1.6 kids.

canofpicante

6/27/17 3:03pm

It is not just kids, it is everything.

Cougstreak

6/27/17 3:55pm

Agree, it is both a Utah and LDS trait.

Cougstreak

6/27/17 3:53pm

Clearly you haven't been to a Papa John's in Utah on the day after a Jazz win.

Pimpin4Paradise

6/27/17 3:16pm

or on this board, on game day when people whine it's not on KBYU tonigh at 11

fulano

6/27/17 3:18pm

Here's a report from Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) that shows spending by

SpecialT

6/27/17 3:20pm

That completely fits what I would have thought....

wilsdad

6/27/17 3:26pm

Given that there are 347 Division I schools in the NCAA - this list actually

Oceanographer

6/27/17 10:25pm

Fair points but still do not fully agree.

Cougstreak

6/28/17 6:18am

It would be nice to see more numbers.

Oceanographer

7/2/17 11:14pm

maybe we're cheap on a "per fan" basis

Hill4Heisman

6/28/17 6:47pm

All related to alcohol

BYU '80

6/27/17 3:31pm

Not all related to alcohol, it is everything. Yes, alcohol is a big part.

Cougstreak

6/27/17 4:00pm

I can give a real world example of Mormon frugality...

TexasCougar

6/27/17 3:33pm

Goes back to the out of pocket problem. A father of 4 goes out to eat and

JAGA97

6/27/17 4:13pm

Work in a restaurant. Mormons don't tip.

SLC-Warrior

6/27/17 3:33pm

Danny Meyer agrees.......

Cougstreak

6/27/17 4:03pm

I doubt the waiters give very good service when they say, "Oh Crap!" the minute

JAGA97

6/27/17 4:16pm

Would you give the same service if paid half and treated bad?

Cougstreak

6/27/17 4:24pm

At what point do you know you are getting a bad tip and being treated bad.

JAGA97

6/27/17 4:30pm

So true. As soon as you say just water, many servers decide how theyll treat you

22jrob22

6/27/17 4:37pm

Or work in summer sales. Mormons don't buy.

andrewg3

6/27/17 4:30pm

We called them tithing tippers. Wondered if that was the only math they knew

Zedhead

6/27/17 4:41pm

Oh yeah, the momzillas. Forgot about them

Harrison0Yfan

6/27/17 5:41pm

I wear a beard. A relative gave me a Notre Dame cap.

Oatmeal

6/27/17 7:09pm

Possible bias of yewt waiters at play here as well

Harrison0Yfan

6/27/17 8:39pm

Restaurants should/do charge 15% gratuity automatically if there is a certain

BYUSwoop

6/27/17 8:46pm

I'll never forget when people cried and whined about having to pay 10 bucks for

billypenn2380

6/27/17 4:04pm

RE: I don't get why we are portrayed as cheapskates so often.

MrBuff

6/27/17 5:59pm

We expect others to live the Law of Consecration for our benefits quite often.

Shore10

6/27/17 6:32pm

Have you seen people complain about the price of Nike team gear?

franklyvulgar

6/27/17 7:18pm

You think BYU is the only school/team that gives away shirts w/ sponsor logos?

COACHdrn

6/27/17 7:32pm

No fans complain about the cost of Nike gear and clamor for the free stuff

franklyvulgar

6/27/17 7:55pm

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