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I had a friend who has made it a point to call me cheap, tight and really gotten down on me for going to Goodwill. Well, I've defended myself to a certain point and on several occasions she has told me I should fly her to wherever I happen to be living at the time as she always says she has no money.
So what is your experience and how have you handled it if/when someone calls you cheap or criticizes you for going to thrift stores? Also, do you hide it from people or ever make up stories for where you got such and such?
I had a friend who has made it a point to call me cheap, tight and really gotten down on me for going to Goodwill. Well, I've defended myself to a certain point and on several occasions she has told me I should fly her to wherever I happen to be living at the time as she always says she has no money.
So what is your experience and how have you handled it if/when someone calls you cheap or criticizes you for going to thrift stores? Also, do you hide it from people or ever make up stories for where you got such and such?
What you do is none of their business. At the end, you have money and she does not. Do you listen to Dave Ramsey?
Last time I knew, it wasn't polite to ask OR TELL the price of an item. If someone asks where you bought something (or what it cost), just say "Oh my, I can't even remember where I got this (or how much I paid for it), but I'm glad I did!".
Last time I knew, it wasn't polite to ask OR TELL the price of an item. If someone asks where you bought something (or what it cost), just say "Oh my, I can't even remember where I got this (or how much I paid for it), but I'm glad I did!".
That mindset is going away... now everyoone has an open information mindset.
I understant.. I mean that it's not necessarily impolite to ask. How you answer is another story.
I tend to tell the truth because I simply don't care or have anything to be ashamed of. But then again, I'm not as frugal as many here either... or in the same way atleast.
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