The word “cheapskate” may sound derogatory


	The word “cheapskate” may sound derogatory

StewiePratt

10-13-2009 11:12 AM

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The word “cheapskate” may sound derogatory. When you check out its meaning, you get “a stingy person; a miser.” It makes you think of Scrooge and his miserable life. But for those who wear the label comfortably (perhaps even proudly), being a cheapskate is a real achievement. Instead of stinginess, being a cheapskate becomes synonymous with being practical, wise, intelligent-very good words indeed.

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