Yeah. I know another skinflint who is a MD of a local bank, but when his daughter wanted to go for a dance competition in Europe costing around $4K, he refused to pay. Now he regrets it because she is pissed of with him and stood a chance of winning an award that would look good for her University application. Another girl not as good as her was sponsored by the school (as she was poor) for the same competition and won. The same guy manages to keep his PUB bill to $80 a month despite having 4 children and mother-in-law living with him. They have aircon but are seldom allowed to use it. He is obsessive about turning everything completely off when not in use. He ruined some computer equipment by pulling the power before it had time to shutdown.