My father, being a Scotsman, taught me to look after finances. I'm shrewd. Some people may call me tight.
Those who know me know I'm not a person who has a flashy lifestyle.
The coward reckons himself cautious, the miser frugal.
I'm not cheap, I'm thrifty.
I was always a simple guy. I was never one for extravagances.
My dad was just the king of finding these little spots for us to stay that we should never have been staying at.
I don't like to use expensive materials. I take care to make costs reasonable. It's very similar to the way I make clothes.
I hate the word 'cheap'. People are cheap. Clothing is either expensive or inexpensive.
I'm stingy and I'm proud of the reputation.
People say I am cheap, and I don't mind if they do.
I'm cheap, and so I don't like wasting.
Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy.
I'm very particular but very thrifty at the same time.
The miserable man makes a peny of a farthing, and the liberall of a farthing sixe pence. [The miserable man maketh a penny of a farthing, and the liberal of a farthing sixpence.]
The Dutch are a very practical people.
Chinese people like to do things with a low profile; they do not like to expose their wealth.
I wear cheap shoes. I don't even wear socks.
We look for the scrappy entrepreneur: the kind of person who will get things done without looking to spend money right away.
When you ask one friend to dine, Give him your best wine! When you ask two, The second best will do!
I'm an easy date. I meant cheap date, cheap date!
I don't live in a big house. I'm not real extravagant or anything. I just like to be regular.
It's the intelligent thing to be frugal.
We Slovenians are even better misers than you Scottish. You know how Scotland began? One of us Slovenians was spending too much money, so we put him on a boat and he landed in Scotland.
I remember, my first bicycle was very much a used bike. I wasn't going to Wal-Mart, buying a flashy 10-speed bike from China. Are you kidding me?
I love things that cost nothing that have great results.
