Peter Aitken wrote:
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> "Nancy Young" > wrote in message

> > That's him, this guy is just plain cheap. He was loaded, I know how
> > much he made at work, and he sold his side business, a chain of pc
> > stores, for a ton of money. Like, I would have paid for lunch if
> > I knew he was going to leave a quarter.

> I'm with you. There's something nasty about cheap people, particularly when
> they are well-off. What's the point of having money if you cannot enjoy
> being generous?

Ditto. I find that people who are cheap with their money are cheap
personally, if that makes any sense.

> There is, of course, a huge difference between cheap and
> thrifty.

Without a doubt. I'm pretty thrify, but no one would ever describe
me as cheap. Hey, I buy groceries when they're on sale, like that.

nancy