How to be an obnoxious money saver

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You may lose friends, but dear reader, you’ll make up for it with self-satisfaction and the knowledge that you are more frugal than anyone you know. Or anyone you read about on the internet.

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Overstate everything No price hike is too small to magnify.

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Criticize people who are less fanatical about devoted to frugal living There’s no need to limit your criticism to easy targets, such as spendthrifts. Laser focus on people who are frugal, but not quite as frugal as you.

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Die on all the hills with store clerks/waiters/anyone in public service Don’t let the small stuff go.

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Does your spouse have a favorite individually packaged treat? Squelch that habit immediately by offering up a homemade alternative that he/she hates.

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Be an ungracious gift receiver Instead, gently but firmly remind them that instead of a thoughtful gift, you’d prefer to receive six month’s worth of toilet paper.

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