EXTEME CHEAPSKATE

[Carsman]

I saw this show advertized on TLC, guess they need something to replace Honey boo boo.... hehe

Honestly I don't know if I could actually sit there and watch it, I have a feeling watching some dumpster dive and feed it to their family and the fabric for tp might make me heave.

$70 per year on ketchup is insane, I admit, i use ketchup a lot, on my mash potatoes, peas, cottage pie etc but I still maybe only buy 6 bottles per year, max $40 year on it.

ETA: I don't see any hyperlinks in any of the posts

Maybe it takes a lot of ketchup to make 3 months worth of ketchup soup for his family.

[LuciferLynn]

Where does this guy shop that he spends $70 a year on ketchup? If you use that much, get a membership to sams club or such.

[Duchess]

We don't use a bottle of ketchup a year for christssake. I can't buy it any smaller than I already do.

[Duchess]

I watched a clip of these people. They ain't right in the head & to say they are disgusting would be an understatement.

[LuciferLynn]

My father puts ketchup on everything, its disgusting. Even with all the ketchup he uses, even with three kids and two adults in the house, I seriously doubt we went through more than $20 in ketchup a year.

[ramseycat]

It's a condiment for pete's sake. Not a meal. These people are totally wacked.

[LuciferLynn]

Is it just me, or is it tacky and in bad taste to have a Chinese auction at your bridal shower and to sell ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ tickets at your wedding reception? It seems as if using them makes it blatantly obvious that you're asking for money. I went to one wedding reception where someone was selling 50/50's and the tickets said "Help us pay for a honeymoon!" Since when is it the guests responsibility to help pay for that, when they've already purchased a gift and/or put money in a card? I never used to see this, not even 5 years ago. Now it seems like everytime there's a shower or a wedding, there's some sort of ploy for them to get money.

[Duchess]

I've seen things like that in recent years. One wedding couple had an online wish list where you could purchase things for them to enjoy on their honeymoon like massages & very pricey bottles of booze. I think it's as cheesy as it gets, seriously low class, it borders on begging.

[ramseycat]

People have no class.

[LuciferLynn]

I guess times are different, where couples are expected to pay for most, if not all, of their wedding, but i feel like if you can't afford it, you don't have it.

[ramseycat]

Agreed. Everyone has to have these elaborate over the top weddings like the celebrities do and it's ridiculous. There is no need to spend $50k on a wedding and go into debt for it. Put the money down on a house! And don't expect me to pony up hundreds of dollars to pay for this elaborate wedding and honeymoon.

[Duchess]

I was never one of those little girls that dreamed about a Cinderella wedding & a twenty thousand dollar dress.

[ramseycat]

Duchess dreamed of getting married on her favorite horse!

[LuciferLynn]

You can do a simple, yet elegant wedding for very little money that doesn't require begging your guests to foot the bill.

[Teacher]

Have any of you received a wedding invitation with a smaller card enclosed requesting money instead of a gift? For some reason this rubbed me the wrong way - maybe because it was his second marriage in 3 years.

[Duchess]

For some reason this rubbed me the wrong way - maybe because it was his second marriage in 3 years.

It rubbed you the wrong because it's crass. Gifts are the givers choice & befitting the occasion, any time money is mentioned it demeans the occasion.

[ramseycat]

Second marriage in three years???? Hmm, makes you wonder.....

[LuciferLynn]

Good grief. That would rub me the wrong way whether it was a first or 20^th wedding. I don't mind the gift registry, even though i know that's considered bad manners as well. Its much easier to buy something you know they need and not have to worry everyone else got them the same thing.

[Duchess]

I think a gift registry is appropriate but I don't want to pay for your wedding, your massage or your fuckin' chocolate covered strawberries...yes, that was one of the things on the list of booze & his/her massages.

[LuciferLynn]

I'm not paying for any of that. I think thats absurd. Id buy them a book on etiquette before id pay for any of that. In fact, I might pick up a couple of books to have on hand. I'm going to 6 weddings within the next year and I'm sure at least half will have some sort of pan-handling for money going on.