Jason Mustian
15.
A good “friend” of about 8 years ghosted me, because he owed me 30$, I met him months later and asked him about the money, he told me, we don’t see each other anymore, why should I pay you back the money.
On one hand it was sad, because we had some good memories, on the other hand it was 30$ well spend.
14.
I knew someone who used duct tape to cover a giant hole in the back of their car’s window. Months later, I wanted to buy the car and get it fixed,but when we checked there was so much moist coming into the back that there were was mold growing on the seats.
13.
I had a friend who’s parents reused plastic baggies, aluminum foil, and plastic wrap. They legit rinsed them out and let them dry on the dish rack. I thought it was weird when I was in college, but now that I’m older I kinda get it.
12.
At a restaurant asked for water, which is free plus, sugar and lemons. Pretty embarrassing because he had just ordered toast and then he just buttered with the table’s portion and asked for more sugar.
11.
Walking down the streets of my hippie town, I watched one of my friends casually grab a takeout box off a garbage can and start eating out of it. Didn’t break stride. We’d literally just come back from dinner. This was semi-normal in my friend group, though.
10.
Take their dirty laundry on vacation with them. They used the washer and dryer in the rental to save on power and water at home.
9.
I saw a coworker wash and hang dry paper towels for reuse. Hung a line right up in the kitchen about once a week for drying.
8.
My aunt would go to Long John Silvers for a promotion they would do for major league games. If the local team one, a meal would be free the next day if you wore that team’s hat. She would go to every Long John Silvers in the city each day and freeze the food so she could eat it all summer. It was disgusting.
7.
I’m told that one of the previous owners of the car dealership that I work at used to go to gas stations and line his pockets with coffee creamers and sugar packets to stock up the dealership’s coffee center.
6.
My mom learned that there was an additional charge at our small hometown grocery store deli for slicing cheese (literally something like 2 cents) so she just started ordering blocks of cheese…
5.
My wife and I were hosting dinner for extended family during the Christmas holiday. We were hosting a total of 15 people. When my Father asked what he needed to bring, we told him to bring drinks. When he showed up with his wife and her little shit of a grandson, we found that my Father had brought 3 cans of off-brand soda. One for him, his wife and her grandson. I guess screw everyone else! My wife found this so ridiculous that she took a picture of the three cans on the counter so that she could send it to her sister to show her how cheap my Dad was.
4.
Use cheap shampoo to wash the dishes. After letting the dog lick the plates too.
3.
My dad had 5 kids and his girlfriend had 2. The girlfriend would complain about the cost of having us over one weekend a month. We had to shower in pairs until we were into our teens.
2.
A guy I had just met asked me out once, he was so-so, but asked me to a show a second time and afterward asked me to grab something to eat and made me pay for my own meal. I was out of work and he knew it. He THEN begged the waitress for a free slice of cake. She gave it to him, and he left like a $2 tip. He makes somewhere north of 70 grand a year and lives with his mother “because she’s sick and the insurance is still repairing the mold problem at his house.” He genuinely believes he’s “frugal” not cheap.
1.
Didn’t see it, but my family tells stories about my grandpa who used to use only one sqiare of toilet paper. He would fold it half twice and wipe. Then fold over the used part and wipe. When he was done he would tear out the middle corner and use it to clean beneath his finger nails…. So, cheap and gross.
