Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Are you a real cheapskate? Take this quiz

How much of a cheapskate are you?  Here is a fun quiz to see if you’re a supper cheapskate.  Mark as many as apply to you on each question.

  1. When you visit a hotel, which of the following do you do?
    1. Name your own price asking for ½ off the original cost
    2. Each night put away the shampoo bottles so they cleaners will leave more
    3. Have an all you can eat free breakfast, saving some fruit for a snack later
    4. You have never stayed at a hotel, you always stay at the KOA
    5. Rather than staying at a hotel you own a 1972 pop up tent, and any piece of grass will do for a great place to stay
  2. When you want to buy the most recent electronic gizmo you?
    1. Search online for the best deal
    2. Look for one used on craigslist
    3. Find a fake one out of china on ebay
    4. Wait 6 months and watch 100 dollars come off the price
    5. You use cardboard to make a similar looking item and then show it off to your friends, saving your self the total cost.
  3. When you go to grocery shopping you
    1. Have a list of what food is cheapest where
    2. Cut out 10,000s of coupons
    3. You buy in bulk or from warehouse stores on products you use often
    4. You buy dried beans rather than canned saving ½ the cost.
    5. You buy off the day old rack and then freeze the product to save it for later

How many did you mark:
0-5 your may not be a cheapskate
5-10 your doing ok, and are a self respecting cheapskate
10-15 salute to the cheapskate master!

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