Mutt

well there are differences when it comes to rich people and 'cheapness' - there are the group of eccentric rich people who didn't become rich to lavish themselves with material items and such, becoming rich was a by-product of their hard work or luck, they aren't comfortable living a rich lifestyle. They may live in a multi million dollar home and own some luxury cars but they will dress like they are on a pension and drive a 1990 Chrysler, that's what they're comfortable with. I have an uncle, er, had, he passed away about 5 years ago, he sold his biz for a couple million when he was about 60. Other than having a nice home which his wife convinced him they should buy he lived like he had no money, liked to golf, could have been a member of any country club he wanted to but would golf at the absolute worst public golf courses and would spend more time looking for 'free' lost golf balls than golfing. He also was a notorious re-gifter. To look at him, his clothing, you'd figure he was a retired man getting by on a small pension. We found it amusing because he wasn't being anything but himself, he was as cheap on himself as anybody else.

Then there's the other type - the rich who nickel and dime everybody else but themselves. They're assholes.

I'm with Konrad on the tipping thing, I hate businesses that are based on paying employees minimum wage and passing the buck on to me to tip. The only one I'm comfortable with is restaurant wait staff. But the fucking pizza delivery guy and the hundred other jobs that we're supposed to be tipping - you make minimum wage because that's the kind of job you are qualified for, I don't care, you open beer bottles, you deserve minimum wage.

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