Growing up with miserly parents is no easy feat. Users of a popular Internet forum have shared some cautionary tales about overthrift that will both amuse and scare you.
1. Age is just a number: A cautionary tale about the discount scam
Getting a child discount might save you some extra money, but one man’s mother went too far trying to convince the ticket seller that her kids were younger. Of course, it didn’t help that her 19-year-old son, who was introduced as 12, had a cigarette in his mouth.
2. It’s Time to Digg for Gold: The Thrifty Mom’s Holiday Bustle
Gold prospecting strategies can be helpful for a few single moms (or dads). One user mentioned how their mom used to hook up with wealthy guys over the holiday season to get free Christmas gifts for her kids.
3. Soap scavenger
Being frugal can be hard work, as one man tells about his father. To receive free soap. He asked to see a water filter, for which a company worker brought a bar of soap and left it there when it was ready.
The water filter was never the goal. As the saying goes, “The best things in life come for free, but sometimes you have to pretend to be interested in a water filter to get them.”
4 Fish Business: Father’s Selective Thrift
Have you ever noticed your parents suddenly buying something they said was too expensive? As one forum member told us, one day their dad won’t buy them a fish dinner because it’s too expensive, and the next moment he’s feeding his cat the same fish dinners over and over again. Who knew cats had such exquisite taste?
5. When frugality becomes a threat to hygiene
There are times when thrift goes over the limit. Someone remembered their terrible childhood memory of going to school in worn underwear. You have to draw the line somewhere, and for most people, hygiene cannot be compromised.
6. Dreams of duct tape: family van stained with hope
Some people go to incredible lengths to keep a worn out car running. One user mentioned that their family minivan was almost completely covered in duct tape by the time it came to an end. The family had a common joke about putting on fresh band-aids for special events.
7. Stingy stepmother
Have you ever looked at Cinderella’s stepmother and wondered if this image is accurate? According to one of the users, their ex-stepmother fits the image quite accurately. Even though she was rich, she forced her children to bring food during her visits. If breastfeeding was unavoidable, 65-cent canned tomatoes would do the job.
8. Bulk Buying Brilliance
Some misers have helpful money-saving tips. Here’s one option suggested by the user’s parents: Buy desserts, snacks, and drinks in bulk at the grocery store, not at the restaurant. An easy way to cut costs.
9. Fast food romance
“Ba-da-da-da, I like it!” Someone shared that their girlfriend’s parents went to McDonald’s on their first date. In case that wasn’t enough, they even used a coupon! The second person reacted accordingly, saying that the story could be romantic or repulsive, depending on the context at the time. Who said love can’t bloom behind a Big Mac?
10. Ant side cereal
Just when you think it can’t get any worse, one man tells how he ate cereal with ants as a child. The financial strain means food can’t be wasted, even if it’s teeming with creepy crawlies. Oh!
This a thread inspired this post.
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