My mother and grandmother used to do the very same thing

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Oct 15, 2021
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Time to share your stories of people in your life who are extra cheap.

TCuz Disgraced Rules President

10/15/21 12:03pm

Sometimes I will wait in a long line at Costco to save $5 on a tank of gas

WhirleyPop

10/15/21 12:05pm

Better gas than waiting 15 minutes for chimichanga sample.

Ycrazy

10/15/21 12:06pm

My MIL will take a to-go plate when she attends one of our ward functions.

Ycrazy

10/15/21 12:05pm

Friend who buys up all the leftover Christmas M&Ms. Sorts by color and

IAmSpartyCoug

10/15/21 12:06pm

White M&Ms would look like a bowl of ibuprofen.

PGVikingDad

10/15/21 12:10pm

That’s on them then if they start feeling better.

Q-grr

10/15/21 5:44pm

A family member asked me to not flush the toilet if #1 to save on the water bill

camp_chef

10/15/21 12:09pm

If it's yellow, let it mellow. If it's brown, flush it down!

Pangare

10/15/21 1:10pm

We have a plaque with that on it at the family cabin we go to during the summer

Fdnman

10/15/21 2:05pm

My brother-in-law says the same thing because they have to haul in their water.

Wear Blue

10/15/21 4:15pm

I once witnessed the significant other of a professor fill 1 gallon freezer bags

rivercitycoug

10/15/21 12:09pm

A woman at SLCC used to do something like this. Hang around events with food.

85fan

10/15/21 12:23pm

I’ll add that she was politely asked to stop and she declined. Basically saying

rivercitycoug

10/15/21 12:38pm

Costa Vida gives out $4 off if you download their app and make a new account

wannnacruise

10/15/21 12:10pm

I know someone who will drive through the drive through of fast food places

marinercoug

10/15/21 12:20pm

Lol. He probably doesn’t know that most places will take multiple coupons.

Cobra Venom

10/15/21 1:07pm

I know a guy who shops at lululemon

byuguns55

10/15/21 12:11pm

My dad. He desperately needs hearing aids but is too cheap to buy them. Finally we insisted so that we could have

Zenoch

10/15/21 12:21pm

This is one of my favorite stories and I'm about to share it right here:

runitup590

10/15/21 12:23pm

Great story for sure

pink22

10/15/21 12:37pm

Tell him doesn’t have to keep the tags on the shirts lol

kotacoug

10/15/21 12:59pm

RE: This is one of my favorite stories and I'm about to share it right here:

Magathis

10/15/21 1:19pm

Moved into a new ward and was invited to a nickel poker game. El Cheapo, our host had a spectacular home with ocean view

Crowgar

10/15/21 11:22pm

I love my mom but she grew up during the Depression....

BYU Grounds

10/15/21 12:23pm

My mother and grandmother used to do the very same thing

Catfish

10/15/21 7:28pm

Had a friend ask another friend to buy him lunch at Arby's because he didn't want to break a $20.

shimmy

10/15/21 12:24pm

<< Deleted >> Yeah, that was funnier in my head than onscreen.

spoxjox

10/15/21 12:25pm

Hey man, cheap and poor are 2 different things.

shimmy

10/15/21 12:28pm

I'm reminded of a really sad experience with my grandma

wannnacruise

10/15/21 12:25pm

I forgot the worst one I know. A family reuses their cereal milk. I haven't seen it first hand but I know the family

shimmy

10/15/21 12:29pm

🤢🤢🤢

wannnacruise

10/15/21 12:30pm

What the???

pink22

10/15/21 12:38pm

My grandpa saved used nails that he pulled out of boards and tried to use them

Kauai

10/15/21 12:34pm

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Mr. Rumsfield

10/15/21 12:40pm

At least he wasn't putting your twin's $5 in his wallet. 🙂

Fdnman

10/15/21 2:07pm

What is the genesis of this? Because there are people that are rich that do the

pink22

10/15/21 12:41pm

Same. Went out to lunch with my sister and she was trying to use those coupon

kotacoug

10/15/21 1:06pm

My MIL will often find deals on gift cards to restaurants. When it comes time to using them, there will usually be a few

durandal

10/15/21 12:58pm

Worked for a guy worth $300M

Taccoug

10/15/21 12:58pm

I'll share one we do. We eat oatmel/rolled oats for breakfast. Much cheaper an

AFewThoughts

10/15/21 1:00pm

“The China Study” 🚩 red flag 🚩

HansMoleman

10/15/21 1:17pm

your user notes have been updated

shimmy

10/15/21 1:33pm

It's important to keep good notes!

AFewThoughts

10/15/21 2:16pm

And….done. I think this is where I can end my travel down this road.

pink22

10/15/21 1:42pm

Thank you! Glad to be of service!

AFewThoughts

10/15/21 2:16pm

Are you my father?

IAmSpartyCoug

10/15/21 2:06pm

My wife would have a heart attack if you referenced The China Study

85fan

10/16/21 10:59am

The only thing I’m really wanting to reference is that eating a lot of animal pr

AFewThoughts

10/16/21 10:33pm

My father-in-law

nukeduker

10/15/21 1:33pm

One other quick story about my mother-in-law

nukeduker

10/15/21 1:35pm

What a terrible way to live.

kotacoug

10/15/21 1:37pm

At least is was easy to calculate the tip....15% of $0.00 is....

Pangare

10/15/21 2:58pm

I have a policy that when my kids friends are with us for an activity of any kind that I pay for them while they are in

Zach Morris

10/15/21 1:44pm

Good grief who would take money from a kid in that situation…. Unless you’re kid

kotacoug

10/15/21 1:46pm

Apparently the dad (physician who makes probably north of 350k) asks my son for his money each time.

Zach Morris

10/15/21 1:56pm

That’s just pathetic.

kotacoug

10/15/21 2:01pm

Do people like that actually have the ability to be friends with other humans?

TO11

10/15/21 9:39pm

My grandma was not a hoarder in the sense of a house that looks terrible

NYC and Japan

10/15/21 2:42pm

A roommate I had for 5 years would always wait for one of the rest of the crew

Mitty

10/15/21 2:42pm

My grandpa was frugal - which is a huge understatement.

botticus

10/15/21 3:09pm

That is some serious OCD

WhirleyPop

10/15/21 3:40pm

Sounds like the way Scrooge lived-not spending any of his money even on himself

Wear Blue

10/15/21 4:28pm

I think a lot of frugal people do it to see if they can.

Pangare

10/15/21 4:44pm

Or they’re just crazy.

pink22

10/15/21 4:47pm

Frozen yogurt store in provo. A couple asked for a sample cup.

conetah

10/15/21 6:28pm

That’s theft.

BlackBart

10/15/21 10:57pm

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7FootRussian

10/15/21 8:13pm

My uncle had never missed a free hot dog Saturday at RC Wiley’s in years

Leishdoggydog

10/15/21 10:44pm

Apparently it’s all of us

OU Cougar

10/16/21 3:08am

when my brother got home from his mission

Jimmy Rocket

10/16/21 10:41pm

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