1. "I think about it this way: not spending money is the same as making money. So if I save $2000 by not flying first class, that's the same as someone paying me $2000. Wouldn't you sit in an uncomfortable chair for three hours for $2000?" (A successful plastic surgeon)
2. "When you open up a paper, and you see those coupons, it looks like dollar bills staring at you in the face ... It's how I grew up. Why not?" (Hilary Swank)
3."People are always surprised that I don't have a closetful of suits. I buy three suits every five or so years and won only ten in total. That's all I need.
4. "I go to the ATM only once a week and pay for everything with cash. That way, I'm forced to stay on a budget without counting pennies and saving receipts. I can spend only what is in my wallet. I turn it into a game where each week, I reduce my ATM with withdrawal amount by $20 to determine how low I can really go." ( ALAN COREY, AUTHOR OF A MILLION BUCKS BY 30).
5. "One time my granddaughter was filling out all this paperwork, and there were several paper clips. I told her to take them off so she could reuse them. She said, 'Grandma, do you know how cheap paper clips are?' I said, 'Do you know how far a penny can stretch when you need it to?' " (PAT BRENNAN, CO-OWNER OF BRENNAN BUILDERS)
6. "I get a tremendous amount of satisfaction from not wasting things. I still collect all the tiny pieces of soap and put them together into one bar. I still squeeze the toothpaste tube dry. And I grow a lot of my own vegetables." (AUGUST TURAK, FOUNDER OF TWO SUCCESSFUL SOFTWARE COMPANIES AND THE AUTHOR OF BUSINESS SECRETS OF THE TRAPPIST MONKS)
WE'RE CHEAPSKATES- AND WE ARE PROUD OF IT.
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