20+ Stories About Miserly People Who Went Too Far

In childhood, children are taught to share their belongings with others because being selfish is considered extremely shameful. However, many adults do not follow their own advice, and some simply do not realize that they are so attached to material possessions and obsessed with the idea of ​​taking advantage of their family members that their behavior seems even ridiculous.

We, from awesome.club, we believe that sometimes it is very important to listen to other people’s opinions and rethink our attitudes if something is wrong. If you know someone whose greed often crosses all boundaries, then send this post to him. This person is very likely to stop to think about their actions and come to a conclusion aimed at changing.

I received a gold amber pendant from my grandmother as a birthday present three times—when I turned 30, 33, and 34. She would take it out of its hiding place, show it to the guests and say: “Granddaughter, I am giving this gift to you! But let’s leave it to me for now, because you don’t have a chain to wear with it anyway.” So for my 34th birthday I asked my husband for a chain. When the day came, my grandmother came with the same pendant and with the same excuse as always not to give it to me… But I showed her my chain and took the pendant from her hands! I will never forget her face at that moment. Though I don’t wear it, I occasionally stare at it, remembering my triumph. © LidiDorNormen / Pikabu

I was dating a man who never took me anywhere. I’m not a gold digger, but sometimes I wanted to have coffee with him at a restaurant or get a cute little gift. The only thing we did was sit in the parks, and I think I now know where every bench in town is. I decided to break up with him when I saw him trying to swallow an entire Snickers bar after he saw me coming, apparently not to share it with me. © Podsluschano / Vk

An acquaintance asked me to help her renovate her apartment. I made a living out of it at the time, so when I had a few days off work, I agreed to help her out. However, the woman did not get involved in the process and did not even offer me tea between breaks. I worked for her all day, from 9 am to 5 pm. When I finally asked for tea myself, my acquaintance replied that she didn’t have it because she doesn’t drink it. Annoyed, I exclaimed, “Then go to the market and buy!” After she came back, she only gave me one bag! I was confused and asked, “Where are the others?” The response was even more ridiculous: “I don’t drink tea, so one bag will do for you!” © Natalia Nikolaev / Facebook

I made a big four-tiered chocolate cake for my mom’s neighbor’s birthday. At night, she called us, crying: “Tâ-â-ânia, they stole my cake…” It turns out that this neighbor had invited two friends to the party. She put a third of the cake on the table and left the rest in the fridge for her son and his family. The women enjoyed dessert, but they didn’t eat it all. So they divided the cake among themselves and each put a piece in a bag to take away. Afterwards, the more daring friend entered the kitchen and took the rest of the cake from the fridge. When my mother’s neighbor shouted: “What are you doing?”, she was calmly wrapping her “prey” and said: “You are a hostess, so you must share everything with me. And I, by the way, have grandchildren.” © Baranka / AdMe

I dated a strange individual: he gave me a cell phone on Women’s Day, then a British cat and earrings, among other things, but asked for the gifts back after our breakup. I gave it all back and didn’t say a word to him. After a while, he gave the cat back to me, complaining that the cat had destroyed his entire house. Later this man tried to get back with me, but the cat and I wouldn’t take him back. © Anastasia Bukaeva / AdMe

We had an electric kettle at work that one day stopped working. We decided to do a crowdfunding to buy a new one. A colleague said that he had an almost new one at home, which he had not used for many years because of a defect. If we could fix it, we could use it. The next day he brought the kettle. We noticed her fault right away — the power cord at the base was deformed. You don’t even have to think hard to understand what happened after we fixed the problem. Yes, the guy took the kettle home. We’re back to saving money to buy a new one… © Lobotomist / Pikabu

My friend was preparing for her wedding. It was supposed to be a modest ceremony. She intended to put on a Greek-style dress, a simple manicure, and a high, unpretentious ponytail with wavy ends. Such a hairstyle costs approximately 30 reais in our city. She booked a hairdresser and a manicurist, discussed all the details in advance, but on ‘D’ day, when she was about to pay, she blurted out that she would be a beautiful bride. It was then that the gates of hell opened, and the Apocalypse began. It turns out that care for the big day doesn’t cost 30 reais or 100 reais, but 700 reais! She should have warned about the wedding. Employees refused to let her leave the salon and threatened to pull her hair and nails if she didn’t pay the corrected amount. It was a frightening moment, but it left a memory for a lifetime. © EniSai / Pikabu

I was in the cafeteria on the second floor of a car wash, waiting for my car to be ready, when a man asked the attendant for a glass of hot water, took a sachet from his pocket and was drinking tea. According to the rules, the establishment always serves free water. Meanwhile, his Lexus was being washed downstairs. © Podsluschano / Vk

The most avaricious person I’ve ever met is my friend’s ex who always ate at her house but never bought products, although he overindulged in meals. One day, she couldn’t stand it, hid everything she had that was edible, and said that the money and the food had run out. So the guy spent a sleepless night, opening and closing the refrigerator door, as if he was waiting for the food to appear out of nowhere. In the morning he had a coffee and left angry and annoyed. By the way, all this time there was a 24-hour mini-market, which is located on the first floor of the building where my friend lives. © Veronika / AdMe

I invited a boy, my neighbor, for my 6th birthday. He gave me a jump rope and a Snickers bar. When the party came to an end, he said, “I’m leaving, can you give me back the rope and chocolate?” I was lost. Then, he continued, “Since the birthday is over, you need to give me the gifts back!” I was a shy girl, so I gave it all back. © lorrryk / Pikabu

On Women’s Day, my ex-husband sent me a bouquet of flowers, beautiful and very expensive. After two weeks, an acquaintance of mine asked me to transfer 890 reais to her for the bouquet sent at my husband’s request. It turns out that he was in a hurry just to order the flowers, but not to pay for them. In the end, I was the one who “paid the duck” and bought a bouquet instead of paying the rent, and he didn’t even understand why I had let myself down. © Ilaria Richie / Facebook

During a walk around town, my friend and her ex were passing by her house at the moment her parents were setting the table for lunch. My friend invited him to join them, but she first asked them to go to the market and buy some bread. He was the one who paid. Then they arrived at her apartment, sat at the table, talked and had lunch. After the meal, her ex-boyfriend asked for a bag, which he wrapped up the leftover bread and put it in his backpack. © Dizzy371 / Pikabu

One day, my ex invited me to lunch. We bought a package of ready-made meat balls (we split the amount), arrived at his house, helped ourselves, sat down at the table, and he asked me:
“How many muffins did you help yourself to?”
– I don’t know. Because?
“What if you took more than I did?”
I thought he was joking. I went to the kitchen to get mayonnaise, came back to find my ex leaning over my plate and counting the cupcakes. Then he said:
— Here are 12 cupcakes, and you ate 3 more, that is, there were 15 in total.
Then he counted his, and when he found out he had 16, he was calmer. © Vatrushka8 / Pikabu

This story happened when I was in the sixth month of pregnancy, and we didn’t have conditions to have a healthy diet. Once, my father-in-law came to visit and brought plums that made my mouth water right away. But instead of offering them, he walked past me, put the fruits on the table and asked me to put them in the fridge so his son could eat. They were kept until they spoiled because my husband doesn’t like prunes and I had to throw them away. © Blue Cat / AdMe

On my mother’s birthday, we invited my aunt and my two cousins. The eldest, who is 31 years old, said he only eats marbled beef. We went to buy it, left it to thaw and completely forgot about it. Even so, the table was full of delicious dishes. Our relatives ended up eating all the most expensive and tastiest dishes for six hours before they finally decided to leave. They were getting to the subway when they remembered that they hadn’t eaten the marbled beef, which was still in the fridge. My aunt sent her eldest son back and… get the meat.

On the 8th of March, all our colleagues got together to set up a party table, and Sérgio, one of the employees, gave my colleague a bar of chocolate. She thanked him and put it in her purse. We sat at the table and joked and talked. After some time, my colleague started to get ready to leave. Worried, Sergio got up and asked:
“Are you leaving already?” And the chocolate?
“I’m going to eat at home.” I dont want now.
“Then give me half.” I thought we were going to eat here together.
The woman was speechless, took the bar, divided it in half, gave a piece to Sergio and left.
He looked at us:
“I paid for it, so I also have the right to eat it.
Then our boss replied:
— Yes, Sergio. If you keep this up, you’re going to be single for a long time. © SamediGirl / Pikabu

Have you also met someone very stingy during your life? Tell me what was the situation that left you the most shaken!