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
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
The Oakland Athletics are a major league team in name only, their talent level a reflection of how little money cheapskate owner John Fisher invests in his product.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 2, 2023
Or opt for the skinny, cheapskate $5 burger deluxe that tastes like it was cribbed from the menu of Loretta’s or Dick’s.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 20, 2022
So we ordered two more Cokes to make him happy—I still had $1.37 left, and I didn’t want Meryl Lee to think I was a cheapskate.
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
"It's true, Canada. We're a nation of cheapskates," wrote Matt Gurney.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2020
I was never given the hard sell again, which is lucky, because if it had kept up I would have started wondering how committed the restaurant really is to keeping cheapskates like me happy.
From New York Times ● Dec. 3, 2019
Others swear by Howie’s burger, though not the cheapskates, since its happy-hour burger is $11 with fries.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2014
“Tell me about it. Or more to the point, you tell those cheapskates down at the First Illinois about it. These are my men I’m putting on the line, officer. Good men. Men like you.”
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
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