Sentences with word «tightwad»

The research, published in a paper titled «Fatal (Fiscal) Attraction,» examined the mate selections of tightwads and spendthrifts.

BUY IT NOW Tightwads on the Loose tells the story of Wendy and Garth, lured to sea by the promise of adventure.

Most of the legislative tightwads in TN send their children to adequately funded private schools with small class sizes, curriculum in the arts, advanced sciences, music, theater, extra-curricular sports facilities and highly paid coaches, with extraordinary facilities.

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

Presumably Ford's thinking here is to present the 1.0 EcoBoost as a desirable upgrade, not an entry - level make - do for tightwad hypermilers.

Some retailers now complain that consumers are becoming tightwads.

Do a google search for «Bleeding Heart Tightwads» by liberal NY Times columnist, Nicholas Kristof.

He's getting paid millions of dollars by a man who's one of biggest tightwads I know.

What a useless tightwad that Sullivan was!

To me, the squeaky tightwad, $ 800 is crazy expensive!

Not with the stiff, starched, and socially - graced tightwads nibbling holiday hors d'oeuvres.

As an eternal automotive tightwad, I shudder to think about the $ 1,000 tire replacements that would come every three or four years if I were to daily drive the 2015 Ford Expedition Platinum that I tested for just a week.

Now, before you conclude that we are hopeless tightwads, incapable of enjoying life, let me say this: I believe that at least some of the money you save by eliminating unnecessary expenditures should be reallocated to things you value.

If you play your roles well, your negotiation will be an arm's - length discussion between the owner of the money (a stingy old tightwad) and the recipient who's eager for spending money.

This month our most popular finance tips were tightwad tips from the Tightwad Gazette, turning surprising things into cash, two offers from Bank of America for increased bonuses on the MLB BankAmericard and the Susan G. Komen Pink Ribbon card and putting together your financial pie chart.

The couple's biggest problem was that Sam's spendthrift ways were causing Caroline — a self - confessed tightwad — a lot of stress.

I'm fortunate, I guess, that my parents were such tightwads (at least when it came to giving me direct access to money).

If you think that console makers are being unreasonable tightwads (like we do), then you were never a developer during the NES days.

I have been a certified tightwad since I became pregnant with my first child and decided to find a way to stay home with him.

Tightwads tend to marry spendthrifts, and vice versa.

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.

tightwad who stopped wearing maternity clothes by 5 or 6 weeks after my daughter was born.

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.

The Complete Tightwad Gazette: this book is a compilation of newsletters printed in the 1990s called the tightwad gazette it is a great resource for ways big and small to simplify your life and save a lot of money.

Why are we even looking at this guy.He was out injured lots of last season.He only played just over half Hulls matches.Sorry but this guy is just a waste of the small amount of cash the tightwads have left.

You're just too much of a tightwad to purchase it.

On the July 16 the taxi picture was wheeled out again as a full - page analysis exposed Burnham as a «tightwad» who had over four years made 63 parliamentary expenses claims for under a pound.

Why is it that the price of the app is such an issue with these tightwads?

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.

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 victim's mother and Christopher Plummer (a last - minute reshot substitution for Kevin Spacey) as the tightwad billionaire, J. Paul Getty.

It doesn't help that Angel isn't nearly as appealing as Pegg's previous roles, and though the actor transforms into the tightwad copper surprisingly well, the character hardly requires so much development.

Officials are unsure what expenses and activities might be targeted by the frugal Mr. Sharp, who has brandished his image as a tightwad ever since having...

Probably not a new one — I'm too much of a tightwad to blow $ 57,000 on something this small.

Don't be a tightwad, just buy it and satisfy your curiosity.»

BUT OTOH I get them free now and I'm a tightwad.

Wendy Hinman chose to self - publish her book, Tightwads on the Loose, which has been a consistently top selling travel book.

Tightwads on the Loose wins the Journey Award for Best True Life Adventure Story!

Tightwads.

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.

That's right — the scientific terms used were «Tightwads» and «Spendthrifts.»

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

It's not about being a tightwad.

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?