Comments on: The Difference Between Frugal and Cheap http://www.moneycrashers.com/the-difference-between-frugal-and-cheap/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-difference-between-frugal-and-cheap personal finance blog Fri, 20 Nov 2009 01:58:57 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Craig http://www.moneycrashers.com/the-difference-between-frugal-and-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-6593 Craig Mon, 06 Jul 2009 19:56:13 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/?p=853#comment-6593 Big differences, being frugal makes you a more conscious spender, being cheap means you won't pay for anything. Big differences, being frugal makes you a more conscious spender, being cheap means you won’t pay for anything.

]]> By: author http://www.moneycrashers.com/the-difference-between-frugal-and-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-6591 author Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:01:29 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/?p=853#comment-6591 That's very well put! I like that last line, you are definitely right that cheap people probably don't have a plan with their money. Whereas, frugal people have financial goals, and they are acting frugal to help achieve those goals. That’s very well put! I like that last line, you are definitely right that cheap people probably don’t have a plan with their money. Whereas, frugal people have financial goals, and they are acting frugal to help achieve those goals.

]]> By: pharmboy http://www.moneycrashers.com/the-difference-between-frugal-and-cheap/comment-page-1/#comment-6590 pharmboy Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:39:08 +0000 http://www.moneycrashers.com/?p=853#comment-6590 I used to be CHEAP and I would buy Dr. Thunder at Wal-mart instead of Dr. Pepper, it was definitely at sacrifice of quality for about 16 cents a can. Basically I view cheap as the negative view on saving money (glass is half-empty) and frugal is the positive (glass is half-full). Cheap people don't have an quiet inner sense of excitment of where these current sacrifices are taking them, frugal people do. I used to be CHEAP and I would buy Dr. Thunder at Wal-mart instead of Dr. Pepper, it was definitely at sacrifice of quality for about 16 cents a can.

Basically I view cheap as the negative view on saving money (glass is half-empty) and frugal is the positive (glass is half-full).

Cheap people don’t have an quiet inner sense of excitment of where these current sacrifices are taking them, frugal people do.

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