Frugal or cheap? You decide
Posted
Oct 30 2007, 08:12 AM
by
Karen Datko
We love a fun quiz, so we decided to go along when Lynnae at beingfrugal asked readers to play "Frugal or cheap? How would you rate each of the following situations?" Some of the 11 are easy, like reusing margarine containers to store food in the fridge. (We picked frugal.) How about these: "Leaving no tip for a waitress, because you can’t afford to tip." (Tacky. We picked cheap.) Or "serving leftovers when you have people over for dinner." (Tasty? It's frugal.)
Is it frugal or cheap to regift a wedding present (it depends), or to ask "family members to chip in for Thanksgiving Dinner"? (They're bordering on cheap if they haven't already asked.) Join the fun and play along with Lynnae, who writes, "The bottom line is, when your 'frugality' begins to impact other people in a negative way, it becomes cheap."
