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Posted
Dec 14 2007, 12:08 PM
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Karen Datko
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If CC Christiansen has picked through your trash, chances are she knows your dirty little secrets: that you threw away the holiday cookies a friend lovingly baked because you're watching your waistline (expand), or that you were too lazy to return or donate the jacket you bought and decided you didn't like. It's in your trash, with the tags still on. CC writes about lessons she's learned about human behavior from Dumpster-diving at a post at The Dollar Stretcher.
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Posted
Oct 30 2007, 05:12 AM
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Karen Datko
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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."
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