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Tales of tightwads flooded my inbox last week, thanks to readers of my column, "Dealing with a Cheapskate."
Many readers said that once they spot a perpetual cheapskate in their midst, they have no problem asking for separate checks when they go out. That's a fine solution if you don't mind the awkwardness. But personally, I much prefer the strategy another reader used: "We had a friend who would always pay short, so one dinner we all agreed to put our credit cards on the table and let this waitress pick ONE card to pay the entire bill. We had it pre-arranged with her to make sure she picked his. It was priceless!"... [read more at money.cnn.com] |
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