All Hail Cheap Bastards!

Odarlin · 02-21-2010, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by cybersuebee

So far Odarlin's tale of Cheap Bastidism wins. I'll be letting you know what the prize is the day after garbage pickup.

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Originally Posted by cybersuebee

Well I refuse to hire professionals to do anything around the house unless I absolutely can't do it. So I do most of my electrical work myself. Which isn't so much cheap-bastardy as thrifty IMO. The part that makes it worthwhile though is making it dangerous when it doesn't have to be. In MY family we prefer to do work with the breakers ON, 'cause where's the challenge otherwise? The question we ask each other is not IF you got shocked, but how many times. Hey! I don't drink, don't smoke......gotta get my thrills somewhere don't I?

So far, I think using electrical power for cheap thrills wins!

How hardcore is that?

Mine just outs the squeamish.

suebee · 02-21-2010, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Odarlin

So far, I think using electrical power for cheap thrills wins!

How hardcore is that?

Mine just outs the squeamish.

*In best Sally Fields acceptance speech voice* You like me! You really like me!

My girl's recent best bargain: an espresso machine at a thrift store. Total cost: under $1.......CANADIAN FUNDS!

NJFemmie · 02-22-2010, 12:43 PM

T-shirts for everyone!

Hmmm... maybe Mare and I are cheap bastids. I like to think frugal and thrifty though

We do our own repairing around the house when possible, grow our own veggies, shop for sales, coupon clip, and I am not shy to say that we enjoy a good trip to the thrift store now and then. Mare has come home with some incredible thrift store deals.

I grew up not so much poor, but in a thrifty household. My dad was def a cheap bastid and my mother was thrifty and frugal. I grew up with that same mindset - and can't see spending more $$ than you have to and we try to save wherever we can so we can spend our money on something more enjoyable - like vacations and the like.

suebee · 02-22-2010, 01:49 PM

My father is a cheap bastid. He won't throw away his clothes until.....well, we're not quite sure. Anything old or ripped is good enough for "work clothes" - 'cause even though he's long-since retired, he loves to be busy. One time his cousin had had enough of one of his polo T's because it was ripped and worn, and stained.......she reached over and ripped it from one end to the other. Much to my surprise I found it in the garbage later that day. (and you can be sure, THAT'S never happened before!) So I took it out of the garbage, hung it's tattered threads on a wire hanger, put dry cleaner's plastic over it and left this note: "Dear Dad, You seem to have thrown out one of your good T-shirts by mistake. I took it out of the garbage but it was dirty, so I had it dry-cleaned." My mother nearly peed herself.

NJFemmie · 02-22-2010, 02:01 PM

My dad was the same way ... and it would annoy the hell out of us. He had nice clothes, but never wore them probably because he thought they were "too nice" - even though it would be just a simple shirt or plain pants. The man looked like a rag-a-muffin, lol. I would have to comb through the house and "terminate" (believe me, "burn" would have been far more suiting) some of his clothing.

My mom however, was always spiffy. She didn't pay a lot for her clothes, but you would never know it. The woman knew how to shop. My dad was disabled, so jobs were hard to come by for him, so my mom supported five kids and a husband on her salary. She had to be thrifty and frugal.

View Poll Results: Are you a cheap bastard?
Yes, and my mama is damned proud of me!	19	21.35%
I'm just thrifty.	34	38.20%
If I were cheap wouldn't my Visa card get lonely?	16	17.98%
Who are YOU calling cheap girlie?	8	8.99%
I'm not, but I think cheap bastards are hella sexy!	12	13.48%
Voters: 89. You may not vote on this poll

02-22-2010, 12:43 PM	#3
NJFemmie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: The original lime-twisted femme Preferred Pronoun?: I answer to most things, especially lesbian. Relationship Status: Still loving my Mare ;) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4,683 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,343 Thanked 11,419 Times in 2,976 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	T-shirts for everyone! Hmmm... maybe Mare and I are cheap bastids. I like to think frugal and thrifty though We do our own repairing around the house when possible, grow our own veggies, shop for sales, coupon clip, and I am not shy to say that we enjoy a good trip to the thrift store now and then. Mare has come home with some incredible thrift store deals. I grew up not so much poor, but in a thrifty household. My dad was def a cheap bastid and my mother was thrifty and frugal. I grew up with that same mindset - and can't see spending more $$ than you have to and we try to save wherever we can so we can spend our money on something more enjoyable - like vacations and the like. __________________

02-22-2010, 01:49 PM	#4
suebee Member How Do You Identify?: TOWANDA! Preferred Pronoun?: Queen Bee Relationship Status: Good 'n married. Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Eastern Canada. But if I make a wrong turn at the lights I get stopped by a border guard. Posts: 1,499 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 2,355 Thanked 2,756 Times in 820 Posts Rep Power: 16450092	My father is a cheap bastid. He won't throw away his clothes until.....well, we're not quite sure. Anything old or ripped is good enough for "work clothes" - 'cause even though he's long-since retired, he loves to be busy. One time his cousin had had enough of one of his polo T's because it was ripped and worn, and stained.......she reached over and ripped it from one end to the other. Much to my surprise I found it in the garbage later that day. (and you can be sure, THAT'S never happened before!) So I took it out of the garbage, hung it's tattered threads on a wire hanger, put dry cleaner's plastic over it and left this note: "Dear Dad, You seem to have thrown out one of your good T-shirts by mistake. I took it out of the garbage but it was dirty, so I had it dry-cleaned." My mother nearly peed herself. __________________ "Compassion, in which all ethics must take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living creatures and does not limit itself to mankind." -Albert Schweitzer

02-22-2010, 02:01 PM	#5
NJFemmie Senior Member How Do You Identify?: The original lime-twisted femme Preferred Pronoun?: I answer to most things, especially lesbian. Relationship Status: Still loving my Mare ;) Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: New Jersey Posts: 4,683 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 1,343 Thanked 11,419 Times in 2,976 Posts Rep Power: 21474855	My dad was the same way ... and it would annoy the hell out of us. He had nice clothes, but never wore them probably because he thought they were "too nice" - even though it would be just a simple shirt or plain pants. The man looked like a rag-a-muffin, lol. I would have to comb through the house and "terminate" (believe me, "burn" would have been far more suiting) some of his clothing. My mom however, was always spiffy. She didn't pay a lot for her clothes, but you would never know it. The woman knew how to shop. My dad was disabled, so jobs were hard to come by for him, so my mom supported five kids and a husband on her salary. She had to be thrifty and frugal. __________________