Comments on: Acknowledge your inner tightwad

By: emilyhope

emilyhope — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 15:52:53 +0000

I honestly fit into several catagories. I have to agree with Jonathan as to how someone could flatout not eat leftovers. However, I know a purist. She does not do leftovers. Whatever is leftover gets thrown away. And she visits the grocery store each and every day to buy her meat. She says it has to be fresh. She never puts it in the freezer. That is strange to me. No way she could ever stock up on a sale item! LOL!

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 14:51:29 +0000

I guess I’d be a mix between the total tightwad and the disposal. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

You asked “Do you eat leftovers?” What I don’t get is how someone could flat-out not.

I enjoyed the post, but think we need to rework the terminology. Instead of using tightwad, why not ’sensible?’ I’d call the people who don’t eat leftovers wasteful. You nailed this sentiment in the first paragraph. What a strange thing that saving money and being less wasteful is considered odd.

By: Pat Veretto

Pat Veretto — Thu, 05 Jul 2007 20:26:21 +0000

I’d like to think that I’m the Total Tightwad, but to be honest, I fit into several categories.

Good post!

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 23:15:58 +0000

Ahh, leftovers. Where would I be without them? I live alone and work full-time, so I love nothing more than to make a HUGE recipe of something I love, stick it in the fridge, and eat it morning, noon and night until it’s gone. My friends complain about having no time or energy to cook after a long day at work, but my supper takes 2.5 minutes in the microwave and the only energy expenditure is carrying it to the table. I have to say, though, I think I know someone from every category on your list. The best is when you get a bunch of them living in the same house…they all think everyone else is crazy.