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Category Photography / All
Species Dog (Other)
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You know the three 'thrifty' stereotypes? Jews, Dutch, and Scots?
The difference is that the "Jewish cheap" stereotype is, like, money-grubbing and international finance, the "Scottish Cheap" stereotype is the hoarder sort (I might have use for this coat hanger later); the "Dutch Cheap" is "I don't want to spend money if I can haggle you down." The various stereotypes each share each other's element, but those are the most dominant in each stereotype.
In fact, I'd be willing to bet in real life, the Jewish and the Dutch cheap stereotypes are the other way around...
Anyway! I am the primo Dutch stereotype (even though I'm only half dutch). I have the dirty blondness, the bike skills, the good-at-cooking-stews-and-hoetsputs, I enjoy weed, I went through the requisite Ayn Rand phase in high school (shudders), I have at least 30 library books out at any given time, I collect opera recordings, enjoy comics (though they're too expensive), have the bisexual genderfluidity and propensity to make out in public, I'm 6'3", and it costs me physical and mental pain to spend money.
Earlier today a store caught me sneaking samples of watercolor paint onto a test paper sheet for free use, then had me pay about $50 for the ones that exploded in my hands. It occurs to me that's the most I've literally spent on anything not bill-related in the last four months.
What else... I filch half-eaten popcorn tubs in the theaters, keeps my immune system in shape.
I am not your ideal customer, I would spend half an hour trying to jedi mind trick you into doing it for free. (Much as I am a proponent of fair artist wages, I still don't like spending my own money on anything.) ^^" Paint for the paying guests.
The difference is that the "Jewish cheap" stereotype is, like, money-grubbing and international finance, the "Scottish Cheap" stereotype is the hoarder sort (I might have use for this coat hanger later); the "Dutch Cheap" is "I don't want to spend money if I can haggle you down." The various stereotypes each share each other's element, but those are the most dominant in each stereotype.
In fact, I'd be willing to bet in real life, the Jewish and the Dutch cheap stereotypes are the other way around...
Anyway! I am the primo Dutch stereotype (even though I'm only half dutch). I have the dirty blondness, the bike skills, the good-at-cooking-stews-and-hoetsputs, I enjoy weed, I went through the requisite Ayn Rand phase in high school (shudders), I have at least 30 library books out at any given time, I collect opera recordings, enjoy comics (though they're too expensive), have the bisexual genderfluidity and propensity to make out in public, I'm 6'3", and it costs me physical and mental pain to spend money.
Earlier today a store caught me sneaking samples of watercolor paint onto a test paper sheet for free use, then had me pay about $50 for the ones that exploded in my hands. It occurs to me that's the most I've literally spent on anything not bill-related in the last four months.
What else... I filch half-eaten popcorn tubs in the theaters, keeps my immune system in shape.
I am not your ideal customer, I would spend half an hour trying to jedi mind trick you into doing it for free. (Much as I am a proponent of fair artist wages, I still don't like spending my own money on anything.) ^^" Paint for the paying guests.
Sounds like we could get along! I am Jewish (surprise!) and I totally feel you. Especially right now, I have to watch every cent because I just recently moved from Kentucky to California and I need to find a stable job so I can move out. My partner, however, likes to spend a lot of money and I have to keep him in check. Its a real good thing he doesn't have any bills to pay, but saving money is always a good thing. Making these boxes is a thing to do on the side so I do have extra money for bills and stuff.
I can't go through one purchase without haggling. The watercolor test sheet incident? I tried to convince them to hire me to do that with all their paints so students wouldn't need to test this, then tried to convince them to say it took 15 minutes so they could pay me with five bucks and an employee letter of recommendation. XD I'm horrid.
We do sympathize. Ah, the torment of being the financially sane partner (my roommate's an audiophile and blows his money on speakers and stuff) ... are you trying to move out of california? Your wording confuses me... but I totally can't get these guys, you're right. You ever thought of giving him an allowance? (Not sure if you'd be imposing too much...)
My best price tip? Look for Turkish and Halal supermarkets, they have such good food for so much cheaper than most places... IDK if you keep kosher, but if you're just shopping for things like cooking oil and rice and fruit and biscuits those places are perfect. ^^ And I wish you luck with the boxes!
We do sympathize. Ah, the torment of being the financially sane partner (my roommate's an audiophile and blows his money on speakers and stuff) ... are you trying to move out of california? Your wording confuses me... but I totally can't get these guys, you're right. You ever thought of giving him an allowance? (Not sure if you'd be imposing too much...)
My best price tip? Look for Turkish and Halal supermarkets, they have such good food for so much cheaper than most places... IDK if you keep kosher, but if you're just shopping for things like cooking oil and rice and fruit and biscuits those places are perfect. ^^ And I wish you luck with the boxes!
Thats hilarious! I would never be able to do that, I have no back bone haha.
No, I moved to California. I needed to be closer to family and its a lot warmer here than Kentucky. And I have his money in my bank account so in a way I am holding on to it, or at least some of it so he doesn't spend it all on one go, he has to come to me. I am not kosher myself (I eat pork and seafood.... BAD JEW) but I do loooove kosher food and you are right, the supermarkets are cheaper.
And thank you so much, I need all the luck I can get!!
No, I moved to California. I needed to be closer to family and its a lot warmer here than Kentucky. And I have his money in my bank account so in a way I am holding on to it, or at least some of it so he doesn't spend it all on one go, he has to come to me. I am not kosher myself (I eat pork and seafood.... BAD JEW) but I do loooove kosher food and you are right, the supermarkets are cheaper.
And thank you so much, I need all the luck I can get!!
I'm also desperate for cash. I don't have the insurance for antidepressant meds, so I'm not primo job material. I slept 21 hours a day at one point last month and have a bad habit of just collapsing or starting reading or bursting crying in the middle of doing tasks. Bad protestant work ethic.
Okay, so at least you have the responsible party controlling it (relieved face), I was scared for you both for a second.
You grew up in Kentucky, who the hell expects you to avoid pork? XD
And relax. You think you're a bad jew? My childhood best friend had mini cheeseburgers at his Bar Mitzvah. (In his defense, his sister has celiac, and the family collectively decided when they found out "Well, fuck this, we're not keeping two screwy diets in the house.") I wonder what the catering thought...
We kinda both do, I suppose...
Okay, so at least you have the responsible party controlling it (relieved face), I was scared for you both for a second.
You grew up in Kentucky, who the hell expects you to avoid pork? XD
And relax. You think you're a bad jew? My childhood best friend had mini cheeseburgers at his Bar Mitzvah. (In his defense, his sister has celiac, and the family collectively decided when they found out "Well, fuck this, we're not keeping two screwy diets in the house.") I wonder what the catering thought...
We kinda both do, I suppose...
I didn't have health insurance for a while either, but now I do since I am living with my mom now. I just recently gotten a new medication added... Now I am on Zoloft AND Ambilify. Its been great, I have been waking up early and doing chores and walking my dogs every day. I feel great, so I really hope you get started on something that works! Depression is NOT fun, I was in the ER last month because I took a handful of aspirin...
Yea, my step dad likes to cook a lot of pork. Not a huge fan of pork chops, but I LOVE pulled pork BBQ.
Thats hilarious. I forgot what my brother had for his bar mitzvah... probably kosher stuff since my grandfather was there and he is very strict with that lol
Yea, my step dad likes to cook a lot of pork. Not a huge fan of pork chops, but I LOVE pulled pork BBQ.
Thats hilarious. I forgot what my brother had for his bar mitzvah... probably kosher stuff since my grandfather was there and he is very strict with that lol
I'll have to try that shit sometime. This is America, YOU 'ask your doctor about' drugs. That part fucks over all my foreign friends. ("Aber der doktor tellen sie what drugs su essen?" "Yeah, but the pills're on the teevee.")
I have a spare blue cross card in my wallet, piggybacking off someone's account, in case I get in an accident or something. But I can't do things like withdraw drugs without the whole scam falling apart. You know the pain?
(And glad to hear you're back.)
You ever mixed pulled pork with breaded smelt? I've tried it, it's unbelievably good.
Frankly, I couldn't keep one diet, why try to keep two? But yeah, the strict grandparents are always the ones. Lucky for me my great-aunt was gay, so my Irish grandmother isn't too pissed off about my existence.
(She's a piece of work... she believes in the whole "War on Christmas" thing... and she doesn't know which son to favor more. The oldest has an executive job but isn't really devout (he's the most bourgeois person I know), the youngest (my own father) is the cute little babe in arms who converted for the rich Dutch girl he married, and the middle MAY have thrown himself away for a career in Broadway and in general disobeyed her orders at every turn... but he's the only one who married Catholic.)
I have a spare blue cross card in my wallet, piggybacking off someone's account, in case I get in an accident or something. But I can't do things like withdraw drugs without the whole scam falling apart. You know the pain?
(And glad to hear you're back.)
You ever mixed pulled pork with breaded smelt? I've tried it, it's unbelievably good.
Frankly, I couldn't keep one diet, why try to keep two? But yeah, the strict grandparents are always the ones. Lucky for me my great-aunt was gay, so my Irish grandmother isn't too pissed off about my existence.
(She's a piece of work... she believes in the whole "War on Christmas" thing... and she doesn't know which son to favor more. The oldest has an executive job but isn't really devout (he's the most bourgeois person I know), the youngest (my own father) is the cute little babe in arms who converted for the rich Dutch girl he married, and the middle MAY have thrown himself away for a career in Broadway and in general disobeyed her orders at every turn... but he's the only one who married Catholic.)
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