Think You’re Cheap? You Might Change Your Mind When You Read These Stories!

Minimalism

Their house was almost like an empty shell if it wasn’t for their little television that was sloppily laid on the floor. Dyra glanced at the rustic four chairs and one table that her husband salvaged from the school. To her dismay, they don’t even have a proper sofa for their living room. But she didn’t know that Terrence was plotting a surprise.

A Bag of Coins

Terrence went to his room and pulled out a huge sack of pennies. These were the cents he collected for over a year. Whenever he coached basketball to students, there were instances where they mindlessly dropped coins from their pockets. That was where Terrence came in, he would instantly pick up the coins from the floor. And he was able to gather two to three dollars for a day. The clatters from the coins inside the heavy sack sounded like a big achievement for him. So Terrence lept into the sunshine and called his family.  

Family Dinner

He asked them to dress up because they will be eating out for dinner. Dyra couldn’t believe what she just heard so she immediately got up and went ready for a once in a lifetime opportunity. But when the family arrived at the Chinese restaurant, her heart sank a little bit. She thought that he would bring them to a fine dining restaurant. But what else she should expect for her tight wallet husband? Dyra shrugged and went on with the family dinner. As long as they were able to eat out once in a while, it should be fine. However, Dyra made a grave mistake when she signaled the waiter for their tab.

The Payment

“92 Dollars” Terrence read the tab. The people in the restaurant turned their heads at the family as he pulled out his large sack of pennies. “This was all my change,” he stated. The waiter’s reaction was unreadable. He watched Terrence take out the cents and started counting them one by one. Dyra’s whole world went in shambles. Terrence was too immersed in counting the change that he hadn’t noticed his wife was already dying of embarrassment. But on the brighter side, the pennies were enough to cover their dinner. The family soon walked out of the restaurant with bellies full and unforgettable memory. 

But if you thought this was already extreme… then you wouldn’t believe the next story. Because there was a woman who brought Christmas presents in the most economical way that made her entire family at a loss for words.