How miserly are you?

[sasguru]

I used to be good at spending money on everything: smokes, drinks, exotic hols, impractical cars, impulse shopping etc. etc. It fairly dripped through my fingers.
Now that I'm older, I find I'm getting as tight as a nun's you-know-what. And part of the reason is that I just hate New Lab so much I don't want to pay their stealth taxes on consumption.

[shaunbhoy]

Now that I'm older, I find I'm getting as tight as a nun's you-know-what. And part of the reason is that I just hate New Lab so much I don't want to pay their stealth taxes on consumption.

Have you considered HRT?

[sasguru]

Have you considered HRT?

Nah, there's a tax on that too, probably

[DimPrawn]

All money goes to make money in my world.

Get rich, or die trying.

[ChimpMaster]

Actually I think I'm very much the same. A few years back I would spend like money was being devalued as quick as US $.

But no more, and I too will blame Labour taxation policies for that. The good news for me is that while the country is up to eyeballs in debt, I am pretty much high in liquid or easily solvent assets. Time to take advantage when the ship sinks.

[tay]

I am miserly, but luckily so is the wife. If one person in a marriage is a spender and the other a saver.. its tears.

I am only miserly as I am lazy, the more I save and invest now, the sooner I can stop working.

[Bagpuss]

Or monkey glands & viagra?

Is that SA's new diet?

Sorry mods

[rootsnall]

I am miserly, but luckily so is the wife. If one person in a marriage is a spender and the other a saver.. its tears.

I am only miserly as I am lazy, the more I save and invest now, the sooner I can stop working.

Similar sentiments here, I also let lucky with a wife who apologises after dressing herself and 2 kids for under £20 at Primark.

[ChimpMaster]

the more I save and invest now, the sooner I can stop working.

So true... but don't deny yourself the odd treat now and again eh. I've seen stingy and seriously stingy people. Luckily for many contractors they can have a few luxuries and still stick away 80% of their earnings into investments/savings.

[Bagpuss]

I know some stingy middle class people who shop in Neto/Aldi and buy clothes from charity shops