This post reminded me exactly of my uncle and aunt. My aunt is a shopaholic and has absolutely no sense of being thrify, whereas my uncle is the total opposite. He'd never let my aunt go alone shopping and would always wait in front of every store to make sure she bought only what she needed. And back when dial-up was expensive and paid per minute, he never let his kids go online to do homework, even though they had a computer. The poor kids would come home from the library with dozens of books and the internet was a no-no. He knew nothing about home repair, yet whenever something broke, he made sure to attempt to repair it before he hired anyone. There's a lot more, but I don't want to make this more of an embarassment than I already have.

Way to go Stacy! You shouldn't be embarrassed at all. These stories are exactly what we love to hear. Go ahead and tell us what you do to be cheap. For instance, I like to take the vines off the "tomatoes on the vine" purchases because it will decrease the weight and therefore, decrease the cost!