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  1. 02-28-2006, 06:17 PM #1
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    Exclamation Lessons learned from famous tightwads!

    http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/htm...pskates22.html

    These are famous tightwads real or made up.
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  2. 02-28-2006, 06:40 PM #2
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    6 yr. Breast Cancer Survivor!
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  3. 02-28-2006, 06:43 PM #3
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  4. 02-28-2006, 09:01 PM #4
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    interesting...thanks
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  5. 03-01-2006, 08:55 AM #5
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    My Blog: http://amysreallife.wordpress.com

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  6. 03-01-2006, 10:59 AM #6
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  7. 03-01-2006, 02:35 PM #7
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    “Books are the treasured wealth of the world and the fit inheritance of generations and nations.” --Henry David Thoreau



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  8. 03-01-2006, 05:03 PM #8
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    I love it!


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  9. 03-01-2006, 09:54 PM #9
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    I remember reading about Hetty Green, she used to pin her stocks and bonds inside her skirt!

    Here is an article on her:

    http://coco.essortment.com/whowashettygr_ricf.htm
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    Well, she let her son get his leg cut off because she was too cheap to go to a hospital. I am frugal, as is everyone here, but I have no problem spending the cash in an emergency like that.
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  11. 05-29-2008, 08:57 AM #11
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    Interesting.
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