Comments on: Being Cheap vs. Being Frugal (aka Smart)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sun, 08 Jun 2014 19:17:10 +0000

In reply to FrugalistLife. That's a good way to look at it :)

By: FrugalistLife

FrugalistLife — Fri, 06 Jun 2014 14:47:07 +0000

I think the main difference is just how each person views spending money, cheap people do not want to spend money, while frugalists will spend money on investments! http://frugalistlife.com/2014/06/06/im-not-cheap-i-just-spend-my-money-differently-cheap-vs-frugal/

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 26 Nov 2013 18:28:32 +0000

In reply to Fawn. Hahahahahaa.... Love. That.

By: Fawn

Fawn — Sat, 23 Nov 2013 02:44:25 +0000

From the Simple Living Forums 15+ years ago–
Frugal–You find some new ugly-orange towels that fell off a truck and use them for 20+ years and then give them to the animal shelter when they get too worn for human use.

Cheap–You find some new ugly-orange towels that fell off a truck and you give them to your sister for a wedding gift. :)

By: J. Money

J. Money — Tue, 03 Sep 2013 17:47:59 +0000

In reply to Survive The Valley. You should bring along a "restroom closed" sign with you and place it on the door right before you know they'll go, haha...

By: Marissa @ Finance Triggers

Marissa @ Finance Triggers — Sun, 01 Sep 2013 05:30:18 +0000

In reply to J. Money. That's right. Hope you're having a great weekend.

By: Survive The Valley

Survive The Valley — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 18:01:43 +0000

Well said, Ashley. There are relatives in my own family who have the reputation of “having to always urgently go to the bathroom” after a meal is over and the bill arrives… which is another example of being cheap, selfish, and slimy. You don’t want to get that kind of a reputation among family and friends!

By: Tahnya Kristina

Tahnya Kristina — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 16:29:25 +0000

I don’t think that I am cheap but I am definitely frugal. I rarely pay full price for anything, including food, but I just think that is being smart with my money. Why should I pay full price for something that I can get for half price?

Being cheap means that you don’t want to spend money…every. Being frugal means that you are just always looking for the best deal.

Love it Ashley and Jay!

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 13:41:00 +0000

In reply to Marissa @ Finance Triggers.

That, or they choose to spend their money on fancy cars/houses and not anywhere else ;) But overall that’s probably true – most truly wealthy don’t show it off every other second.

By: J. Money

J. Money — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 13:39:57 +0000

In reply to Ann. We'll see who's laughing when you hit your first million :)