People have been on my ass for years about being cheap or stingy or whatever. They don't know how much money we have, but I am an engineer, so people know I earn a lot. Then they come our house and see our thrift store sheets as curtains, furniture from college, used clothing, low budget cell phones, diy repairs, etc. They are completely baffled. They ask why all of our stuff is "old" or "shitty", I reply, "I rather have cash!"