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What should we call a person who doesn't spend money(on necessary things) instead saves it?
He or she enjoys when other people spend their money but when it comes to them they avoid spending money.
I know the words like the *miser, stingy, frugal, thrifty, cheap.* But I don't know which would be more suitable in a more casual setting.
I read that frugal is not necessarily a person who is a miser but he spends his money wisely.
I usually use stingy.
He's a stingy fellow. We could not bring him to spend one extra dime on dessert after a bill of 70$ on dinner.
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What should we call a person who doesn't spend money(on necessary things) instead saves it?
He or she enjoys when other people spend their money but when it comes to them they avoid spending money.
I know the words like the *miser, stingy, frugal, thrifty, cheap.* But I don't know which would be more suitable in a more casual setting.
I read that frugal is not necessarily a person who is a miser but he spends his money wisely.
I usually use stingy.
He's a stingy fellow. We could not bring him to spend one extra dime on dessert after a bill of 70$ on dinner.
word-usage word-choice
asked 1 hour ago
lea
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Related question that might be helpful: Word to describe a person who spends extremely little money
– ColleenV♦
1 hour ago
@ColleenV Thanks for the link. Frugal and thrifty have a positive connotation I think as per the answers in the link. So I will stick to words like stingy, miser and cheap if I have to express something in a negative way.
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What should we call a person who doesn't spend money(on necessary things) instead saves it?
He or she enjoys when other people spend their money but when it comes to them they avoid spending money.
I know the words like the *miser, stingy, frugal, thrifty, cheap.* But I don't know which would be more suitable in a more casual setting.
I read that frugal is not necessarily a person who is a miser but he spends his money wisely.
I usually use stingy.
He's a stingy fellow. We could not bring him to spend one extra dime on dessert after a bill of 70$ on dinner.
word-usage word-choice
asked 1 hour ago
lea
215
What should we call a person who doesn't spend money(on necessary things) instead saves it?
He or she enjoys when other people spend their money but when it comes to them they avoid spending money.
I know the words like the *miser, stingy, frugal, thrifty, cheap.* But I don't know which would be more suitable in a more casual setting.
I read that frugal is not necessarily a person who is a miser but he spends his money wisely.
I usually use stingy.
He's a stingy fellow. We could not bring him to spend one extra dime on dessert after a bill of 70$ on dinner.
word-usage word-choice
word-usage word-choice
asked 1 hour ago
lea
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asked 1 hour ago
lea
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asked 1 hour ago
lea
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asked 1 hour ago
lea
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asked 1 hour ago
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Related question that might be helpful: Word to describe a person who spends extremely little money
– ColleenV♦
1 hour ago
@ColleenV Thanks for the link. Frugal and thrifty have a positive connotation I think as per the answers in the link. So I will stick to words like stingy, miser and cheap if I have to express something in a negative way.
– lea
1 hour ago
add a comment |Â
1
Related question that might be helpful: Word to describe a person who spends extremely little money
– ColleenV♦
1 hour ago
@ColleenV Thanks for the link. Frugal and thrifty have a positive connotation I think as per the answers in the link. So I will stick to words like stingy, miser and cheap if I have to express something in a negative way.
– lea
1 hour ago
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1
Related question that might be helpful: Word to describe a person who spends extremely little money
– ColleenV♦
1 hour ago
Related question that might be helpful: Word to describe a person who spends extremely little money
– ColleenV♦
1 hour ago
@ColleenV Thanks for the link. Frugal and thrifty have a positive connotation I think as per the answers in the link. So I will stick to words like stingy, miser and cheap if I have to express something in a negative way.
– lea
1 hour ago
@ColleenV Thanks for the link. Frugal and thrifty have a positive connotation I think as per the answers in the link. So I will stick to words like stingy, miser and cheap if I have to express something in a negative way.
– lea
1 hour ago
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Frugal and thrifty have positive meanings. They are usually used for someone who is careful about how he/she spends money and lives simply and economically.
Miser and stingy have negative connotation and they refer to someone who is reluctant to spend money, no matter what the circumstances.
You may also want to use tight-fisted which has the negative connotation you are looking for and it means:
unwilling to spend money
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Frugal and thrifty have positive meanings. They are usually used for someone who is careful about how he/she spends money and lives simply and economically.
Miser and stingy have negative connotation and they refer to someone who is reluctant to spend money, no matter what the circumstances.
You may also want to use tight-fisted which has the negative connotation you are looking for and it means:
unwilling to spend money
answered 54 mins ago
helen
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Frugal and thrifty have positive meanings. They are usually used for someone who is careful about how he/she spends money and lives simply and economically.
Miser and stingy have negative connotation and they refer to someone who is reluctant to spend money, no matter what the circumstances.
You may also want to use tight-fisted which has the negative connotation you are looking for and it means:
unwilling to spend money
answered 54 mins ago
helen
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up vote
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up vote
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down vote
Frugal and thrifty have positive meanings. They are usually used for someone who is careful about how he/she spends money and lives simply and economically.
Miser and stingy have negative connotation and they refer to someone who is reluctant to spend money, no matter what the circumstances.
You may also want to use tight-fisted which has the negative connotation you are looking for and it means:
unwilling to spend money
answered 54 mins ago
helen
2,3931425
Frugal and thrifty have positive meanings. They are usually used for someone who is careful about how he/she spends money and lives simply and economically.
Miser and stingy have negative connotation and they refer to someone who is reluctant to spend money, no matter what the circumstances.
You may also want to use tight-fisted which has the negative connotation you are looking for and it means:
unwilling to spend money
answered 54 mins ago
helen
2,3931425
answered 54 mins ago
helen
2,3931425
answered 54 mins ago
helen
2,3931425
answered 54 mins ago
helen
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Related question that might be helpful: Word to describe a person who spends extremely little money
– ColleenV♦
1 hour ago
@ColleenV Thanks for the link. Frugal and thrifty have a positive connotation I think as per the answers in the link. So I will stick to words like stingy, miser and cheap if I have to express something in a negative way.
– lea
1 hour ago