Have you been picked on?

[Ima saver]

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You know it is a shame that people pick on each other. It starts as a kid. High school is really bad!

[geojen]

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I only go shopping with other people 2 times a year: a yearly shopping trip with my women family members that is really fun, and I save up for it for months beforehand, and the day after Thanksgiving, when I get my nieces and nephews their christmas presents and tools for my husband at sears.

[Ima saver]

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the other forum that I am on, they make fun of me for saving money and trying to be frugal.Most of the ones that make fun of me, are smokers! Now I know it is hard to quit smoking (I did it cold turkey) but I find that to be a total waste of money. Yet, they are making fun of me!!

[rob62521]

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You know it is a shame that people pick on each other. It starts as a kid. High school is really bad!

You are right, people picking on others starts as little kids and it often gets a lot worse. People are jealous of each other.

As for being picked on, yep, I've gotten the brunt of that. My parents were frugal because they had to be all their lives. The people I work with usually aren't and used to tell me I was cheap and flaunt their fancy clothes, homes, cars, etc. Now, they ask me how to save on this and that and what I'm doing to save money. I scrimped and went to graduate school and then got hours beyond my master's for an additional pay raise. When I graduated and when I finished, I didn't owe any money for this additional education. When we inherited a little bit of money, we paid off the house which we had paid down by paying extra on the principal each month. We didn't buy fancy clothes -- we purchased stuff on sale or did without. My house is smaller than most of theirs and my cars aren't as fancy and sporty, but, I'm satisfied with what we have. I enjoy looking for ways to save money. And, I don't worry when the bills come in if I have enough to cover them which many of them still do! I am not the total tightwad -- we do splurge here and there, but we have money invested, the home is paid for, and if we want to go out to eat at a nice restaurant, we do.

[shengmei]

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I am probably way too sensitive for my own good.

When I am frugal I was being picked on. When I was unfrugal I was being picked on. I eventually realize that they will pick on me as long as I don't pay for their meals. They pick on me when I spend money on myself with my hard saved money or when I try to save money.

I had a horrible bunch of so called "friends". I couldn't get rid of them fast enough.

[Reldon]

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I am always picked on by my siblings. They said money is made to be spent. I always try to save gas and buy cheap food. They like to goto expensive restaurants.

[rob62521]

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I got pick on by my aunt for being cheap... Like I wouldn't pay anything for them. That's not always the case... But she said I'm a rich person. =P My good friend was a little mad at me when I didn't want to buy a whole meal for 7$ and I wanted to share with someone to cut the cost. Ah well.. I was trying to get the best of my money and I can't eat it all.

Somehow this doesn't make sense...you get picked on when you can't eat everything and don't want to waste food or money. Perhaps you should turn the tables and pick on these folks for being wasteful! You are being frugal and resourceful.

[Fern]

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When i first saw this question, i thought it in general, that is, in life, have you ever been picked on?

The answer, most definitely yes! As a child, i was very shy but very smart, and a lot of other kids didn't like that combination.

Fortunately, no one has ever criticized my frugal ways, that i can think of, tho i tend to shop alone so must might not be aware of my habits.

[shelbylovesmelby]

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I was picked on as a child. Unfortunatly growing up on the low end of low income. I had been picked on for wearing k-mart clothes & owning 6 pairs of the same exact jeans & of course being told it was the same pair worn everyday, instead of 6 pairs that were identical. & of course having a mom who dumpster dove was a big hit with the kids who's parents let them get whatever they want.

Though nowdays it's dh that picks on me cause he tells me I'm being too cheap. But he doesnt' want to see the budget & he doesn't want to hear how low on funds we are ect. He tells me I need to live a little, if it's not my b-day or Christmas forget it.

[lrjohnson]

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Perhaps I've been teased, but I wear my frugality so unapologetically that it's hard for me to see teasing as an insult. If someone calls me frugal, it's a compliment. If they say I'm cheap, they are either rude jerks or they don't know that frugality is being wise with money (not stealing sugar packets and using one square of TP).

If someone indicates that I (or frugal folk) don't fully enjoy life or are selfish, I matter-of-factly and gently correct them.

If someone says "Wow, you really don't spend much" or"you pinch every penny, don't you" or "you really wash ziplocs?" or "you actually buy used clothes?" my response is essentially, "Yup! Neat, huh?"