What is Cheap?

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mfd

Discussion Starter · Apr 15, 2009

I just put up a post about how people define what is cheap and what isn't

At the end of the article I posted several scenarios that could either be judged by people as a great frugal move or just plain cheap. Post your responses here or on the blog. Doesn't make a difference. I can't wait for the answers

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I’m really curious about the varying opinion on what is cheap. Here are some questions that I would love to know if you consider them cheap and why:

1 - A double cheeseburger dressed like a mac. It’s a $1.50 less than a big mac but tastes the same

2 - Order a small coffee in a medium cup to fill the rest up with milk and essentially get a medium coffee at a small coffee price

3 - Order 2 kids hot chocolate’s in leu of the equivelant adult hot chocolate. You save a $1.

4 - Pick up 5 cents

5 - Pick up $5

6 - Walk 5 extra blocks to save $1 on dry cleaning

7 - Order a pasta meal that has unlimited bread and salad. Fill up on bread and salad and take the pasta home with you.

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Rickson9

· #13 · Apr 15, 2009

mfd said:
I’m really curious about the varying opinion on what is cheap. Here are some questions that I would love to know if you consider them cheap and why:

1 - A double cheeseburger dressed like a mac. It’s a $1.50 less than a big mac but tastes the same

I rarely eat McDonalds, and I've never heard of doing this, but I don't see any problem with it.

mfd said:

2 - Order a small coffee in a medium cup to fill the rest up with milk and essentially get a medium coffee at a small coffee price

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I've heard of this but have never done it because my food is paid for by my work - whether it's at a nice sushi restaurant and starbucks, or subway.

mfd said:

3 - Order 2 kids hot chocolate’s in leu of the equivelant adult hot chocolate. You save a $1.

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I've heard of this. Same reason as above.

mfd said:

4 - Pick up 5 cents

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I've done this.

mfd said:

5 - Pick up $5

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I've done this.

mfd said:

6 - Walk 5 extra blocks to save $1 on dry cleaning

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I wouldn't do this. I get my exercise in other ways and $1 isn't worth 5 blocks for me.

mfd said:

7 - Order a pasta meal that has unlimited bread and salad. Fill up on bread and salad and take the pasta home with you.

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I've heard of this, but again, my meals are paid for by my work.

Cheap is like any other adjective, everybody has their own perspective on it.

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