cheapskate
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It’s partly the cheapskate middle-class advice columnist in me, and it’s partly due to where you are in your life.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 17, 2026
On “Oi,” a clever stand-in for the word “hoy,” the duo deploy frenetic breakbeats, Ramones-style gang vocals and a touch of Toño Rosario freakness to demand their dues from a cheapskate boss.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2025
I’m glad I can finally allow my cheapskate self to pay someone for house repairs that require climbing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 4, 2025
“It’s not a cheapskate practice. It’s a flavor-imbuing practice and a way of conserving what you have. Use it instead of discarding it,” she said from her home in New York’s Hudson Valley.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
“Really. Then she’ll know you’re a cheapskate and dump you after the first date.”
From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt
Unlike many other teams that have made baseball a haven for cheapskates, the Dodgers invest much of their revenue back into the roster.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
For the cheapskates, its new $7 happy hour offers a sampling of its dinner menu, including Cajun fried frog legs and a soft shell chili crab.
From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2022
"It's true, Canada. We're a nation of cheapskates," wrote Matt Gurney.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2020
He was gloating but insisted the organization had been consistent in trying to cut payroll to avoid the luxury tax in 2014, while hardly becoming cheapskates.
From New York Times ● May 28, 2013
“I don’t believe you. You hold grudges like cheapskates hold money.”
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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