How much will you pay for convenience?

[brigden]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: CadetLee

Originally posted by: brigden
I think being cheap is a character flaw. I don't care if you think saving money makes sense; if you're cheap I don't want anything to do with you.

There are people out there that pinch pennies despite the fact that they're worth millions. It's a character flaw.

Sounds like you didn't grow up in a low income family.

there is a difference between being frugal and being cheap. look at my post above for an example of being cheap.

i'll give you another example. my sisterinlaw HATES spending money. shoot, she hates it soo much she puts off buying airline tickets too the LAST MINUTE. for trips she has planned MONTHS in advance.

that's not frugal, that's cheap and mb a little bit not to smart.

I'm not talking about saving money because you're not well-off, I'm talking about people that go out of their way to save nickels and dimes as a matter of principle, even when they could easily afford to spend the money.

For example, people who tip poorly or not at all or people that leave the gas tank empty for the next person to fill it up.

 

[jjones]

Depends upon the convenience, but sometimes I will. Example, I could save a couple of bucks picking up pizza myself, but for the convenience of delivery, I'd rather tip the delivery guy. I could do the same with groceries but instead choose to go to the market.