tightwad
Frugal to excess
A tightwad is a person who is excessively reluctant to spend money—stingy beyond what circumstances require.
The word is mildly contemptuous: Don't be such a tightwad; it's her birthday.
A wad is a roll of bills, and a tightwad keeps that wad held tight.
Stingy person
- penny-pincherExcessively frugal person
- skinflintStingy person
- miserStingy wealth hoarder
- scroogeMiserly, stingy person
pinchpenny · moneygrubber · niggard · hoarder · saver · piker
Unwilling to spend freely
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
- miserlyExcessively reluctant to spend
- closefistedReluctant to give money
- ungenerousUnwilling to give freely
mean · cheap · chintzy · grasping · greedy · covetous · avaricious · acquisitive
Plan for spending
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- thriftyPrudent with resources
- cost-effectiveGiving good return cheaply
value · affordable · discount · bargain · prudent · resourceful · practical · budget-conscious
cheapskate
Stingy person
- penny-pincherExcessively frugal person
- skinflintStingy person
- miserStingy wealth hoarder
scrooge · pinchpenny · moneygrubber · niggard · hoarder · saver · piker
stingy
Unwilling to spend freely
- parsimoniousExcessively unwilling to spend
- miserlyExcessively reluctant to spend
- closefistedReluctant to give money
ungenerous · mean · cheap · chintzy · grasping · greedy · covetous · avaricious · acquisitive · selfish
budget
Plan for spending
- economicalUsing resources sparingly
- savingsAccumulated money kept
- thriftyPrudent with resources
cost-effective · value · affordable · discount · bargain · prudent · resourceful · practical · budget-conscious · coupon
- cheapskatescheapskate, penny pincher, skinflint, Scrooge, pinchpenny
- penny pincherscheapskate, miser, penny pincher, penny-pincher, scrooge
- frugalityfrugality, thrift, frugal, penny-pinching, economize
- greedgreed, avarice, covetousness, cupidity, materialism
- stinginessstinginess, miserliness, miserly, penny-pinching, stingy
- thrift sayingspenny saved, penny wise, pinch pennies, penny pincher, live within means
tightwadspendthrift
Reckless with money
profligate · big spender · squanderer · wastrel · spender
tightwadphilanthropist
Donor to charitable causes
benefactor · giver · soft touch · patron · Santa Claus