Sentences with phrase «tightwads in»

A new study called Fatal (Fiscal) Attraction: Spendthrifts and Tightwads in Marriages, from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, found that people who spend less than they'd would like to tend to marry big spenders, while those who spend more than they would like to are drawn to penny - pinchers.

It has not escaped me that the existing carpet isn't very pleasing to the eye, but the tightwad in me can not justify replacing it.

Not exact matches

Jonathan Kozol is celebrated in educator - land for his tear - jerking accounts of how poor kids get cheated by the tightwad public schools and the miserable, selfish, capitalist society of the United States.

A lot different from the tennis tightwads who come in for the Family Circle Cup the week after.

because tightwad Wenger has not tried to buy them, or put in such ridiculously low bids, that they were refused..

All the Money in the World A first - rate thriller from Ridley Scott, about the Getty kidnapping in 1973, the film is highlighted by terrific performances from Michelle Williams as the victimâ $ ™ s mother and Christopher Plummer (a last - minute re-shot substitution for Kevin Spacey) as the tightwad billionaire, J. Paul Getty.

Her book, Tightwads on the Loose, was recently selected for the literature program for WWU, which involves study and discussion about a title, as well as an author - led book club discussion in class and a public presentation about the story and the writing process.

If you've never heard those terms before, in short it means this: a tightwad is much more particular about how and when they spend money for anything, whereas a spendthrift will buy just for gratifying the feeling of buying as the concept of sticking to a budget is not in their mindset.

Such pairings make sense, in that tightwads who want to loosen their purse - strings may indeed learn new habits from a free - spending spouse.

After all, if your habits are set in stone — if we are all born spendthrifts or tightwads and there's absolutely nothing we can do to change that — then why read a personal finance magazine?

Rick and colleagues found that spouses who had dissimilar spending patterns (i.e., one partner was a «spendthrift,» while the other partner was a «tightwad») tended to have more conflict about finances, which in turn, predicted diminished marital well - being.

Heck, even to a tightwad, $ 10,000 in commission would be nothing in return for $ 190,000 net.