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Waking up Cheap

My brother said something the other day that I've been thinking quite a bit about lately.  "Damn, you're cheap" It was in reference to that I very rarely update car tags.  I don't generally care to stand in line and pay 50 dollars for that nonsense.  I once drove a car with tags that were four years and one state out of date. But it really made me look at other things, and wonder "am I really cheap?" I buy bottom shelf whiskey that comes in a green label.  When I buy beers, they're usually Natural Light or Miller High Life.  Not for hipster or ironic reasons, but because I think they taste good, and are inexpensive. I shop for clothes in the clearance section at Target.  Sometimes the gap. I turn off lights and shut off rooms that don't need air conditioning. I wear clothes and shoes until they're destroyed. I bought my bicycle from a pawn shop. I've started to cut my own hair. I buy sunglasses from the gas station or a street ve...