Kuripot versus Wise Spending

Hi everyone, how was your day? I would like to open up this writing with these positive thoughts:

As my title shows, let me tell you what is "kuripot" in English I know many of you already know its meaning but it always depends on how it is used and it shows a lot of English words but I will choose those closest.

Kuripot in English:

Stingy, miserly, tight, niggard,

ungenerous, scrooge.

Its meaning in general:

It is an adjective to describe a person who has money/financial resources but does not want to spend them EVEN for important things even if there is an obvious need to buy/spend. from:quora.com

For some this word is very common, for some have this kind of attitude being "kuripot" is it good or bad? Mostly the word "kuripot" implies a negative impression of a person's attitude toward others. That is why I come up comparing the kuripot to wise spending. I was questioned about this yesterday and made me think, why that being a kuripot always have a negative impression?

For me, it always depends on the person's financial status. How can you give if you have enough to spend on your own? Why not be more generous if you could have something to give? I don't think that being kuripot is an attitude, it's more likely a habit or an instant reaction to a situation that we are in. In my situation, I only have enough to spend for myself and my family but sometimes I used to think that I would spare myself and prioritize the needs of my family. I always have a situation that needs to share with others like, if someone is having a birthday (in the workplace) that we need to chip in, I sometimes give and mostly not because it depends to whom they would give it. But mostly they would give it to the person who can afford to buy cake and ice cream and not to the person who can't afford to buy.

It would be a negative impression (kuripot) if you know that person has an extra that can afford to share but does not want to share. For some reason, they would say that " I am just spending my money wisely " yes that's right! because we work hard for it and we always save it for rainy days. But for some, they are used to doing it and make it a habit even paying for a fare or even for little things ( palibre nalang palagi🤔)

For being a wise spender it doesn't mean that you are a kuripot, that means you are balancing the essential from the unnecessary but not to the extent that we are not spending even to the lowest cost. For some, they spend once in a while but would spend it on the things that would last. Are you a wise spender? as for me, I can't say I'm a wise spender and a kuripot because most of the time I spent it all and wondered afterward how did it happen lol 😅 (I'm a typical pinoy).

These times we are wiser to spend because of the crisis we are facing, we can still share with others but if ever we have some extra. But it's always up to you to be a kuripot or just a wise spender after all it's your money and you work hard for it. I'm grateful for those people who can always lend their helping hands to those who are in need, God bless you always😃.

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