Episode 162
Morning 6-Pack - Too Frugal or Just Smart? Let’s Find Out!
Morning 6-Pack - Are You Too Frugal? Alright, folks, let’s dive into a wild stat: one in five married peeps are sneakin’ some gambling bucks without telling their better halves! Can you believe it? That’s a sneaky little 20%! I mean, I pictured a buddy of mine, Danny, who’s a total tightwad but somehow rakes in the casino rewards like a high roller. We’re spillin’ the beans on how frugal can go too far with a hilarious rundown of the top six signs you’ve crossed that line. From meeting the pizza guy halfway to ironing wrapping paper post-Christmas, we’ve got the giggles covered. So grab your coffee and get ready to laugh yourself silly with this episode!
Takeaways:
- Ever heard the stat that 20% of married peeps gamble without telling their spouse? Wild!
- Frugal folks, beware! Meeting the pizza guy halfway for a tip is a red flag!
- Danny, our frugal friend, is secretly a high roller at the casino—go figure!
- Kids getting their allowance in electricity kilowatts? Now that's next-level frugality!
- If you're ironing wrapping paper after Christmas, you might be too frugal, fam!
- Family outings to the truck stop for showers? That's some serious savings right there!
Transcript
Good morning.
Speaker A:I'm Haystack and I do a bit occasionally about silly stats and surveys.
Speaker A:I have this thing that sends me all these interesting statistics for use and one of the ones that I stumbled across today, I was a little surprised.
Speaker A:I'm not surprised this is a thing.
Speaker A:I was just surprised that it was one in five.
Speaker A:Now, this is a survey of a thousand married people.
Speaker A:So it's not a huge sample size, but a thousand's pretty good.
Speaker A:20% Of that 1,000 married people admit that they spend money on gambling without ever telling their spouse.
Speaker A:And, and I saw that and I immediately chuckled because when I told you that stat, did you picture a specific person or couple?
Speaker A:Because I did for sure.
Speaker A:And it's a friend of mine that lives out of state.
Speaker A:So I can sit here.
Speaker A:I'm not going to use any real names, but I can sit here and talk smack because I doubt he's on the 479-Media-app listening to the station.
Speaker A:He could be.
Speaker A:And I'll be in trouble in just a minute if he is but one of my buddies.
Speaker A:Let's, let's call him.
Speaker A:Let's, let's change his name.
Speaker A:Let's call him Danny to protect the guilty.
Speaker A:Danny.
Speaker A:And I love Danny, but Danny is one of the most frugal people in the world.
Speaker A:I mean, will not spend money on hardly anything if he can get around it.
Speaker A:But he is a top tier like 7 star rewards member with, oh, who is it?
Speaker A:Caesars, I think one of the big Vegas properties because he gambles so much.
Speaker A:In fact, I'm almost sure he's not listening because I think he's on a vacation right now that was paid for by the casino where he's a top VIP or whatever.
Speaker A:But he and his wife, both super frugal, will absolutely not spend any more money than absolutely necessary and will sit and spend thousands, tens of thousands of dollars in a given week at a casino.
Speaker A:And I find that kind of fascinating.
Speaker A:And I'm not surprised that people keep gambling expenditures away from their spouse.
Speaker A:But 20%, that's one out of five.
Speaker A:That's a, that's a pretty good chunk.
Speaker A:I was also thinking about how frugal Mr. Danny is.
Speaker A:There are some signs that you may be just a little too frugal.
Speaker B:Best way to start your day, these six jokes he's about to say, listen up for old Haystack.
Speaker B:Crack open the Mooring six pack.
Speaker A:These are the top six signs that you are too frugal.
Speaker A:It's a thing.
Speaker A:Frugal people are going, you could never be too frugal.
Speaker A:You can be too frugal.
Speaker A:Like number six, you meet the pizza delivery guy halfway, so you only have to give him half a tip.
Speaker A:Number five, those daily family outings to the truck stop to take showers.
Speaker A:Oh, wow.
Speaker A:Number four, your kids allowances are in kilowatts of electricity.
Speaker A:Number three, you've asked your neighbors to turn their TV so you can watch it.
Speaker A:Hey, Bill.
Speaker A:Bill, the game's on.
Speaker A:I can't quite see it for the glare.
Speaker A:Can you turn it to the right a little bit?
Speaker A:Number two, toilet paper in your bathroom.
Speaker A:Sold by the sheet.
Speaker A:And the number one sign that you are too frugal.
Speaker A:You iron wrapping paper after Christma.
