I had an uncle like that...he and his second wife were like that to the extreme, so much so that they looked like homeless people and kept their house freezing in the winter before they would spend money, washed out laundry by hand in cold water. All their condiments and utensils came from fast food places.
Funny thing is they both died and left all their millions behind, so they didn't enjoy their money while they were here and didn't get to take it along to enjoy in the next place. Can't even wrap my mind around all of that. I've known of so, so many people like that...it's some kind of sickness, for sure.
I'm not THAT frugal, by any means! Not even close. I'm just frugal enough to keep it fun, but not for torturing myself or denying myself anything I need.
Back when I was growing up we were homesteading off grid, so when we planted taters we planted a couple hundred pounds of taters~ what seed potatoes could be found at the local feed store was what you planted~namely, Kennebec and Red Pontiac. Then, we planted our own taters if we had enough at the end of the season and come spring, so we just planted back the same kinds.
I'm the kind of person who gets used to a certain kind of tater all their lives and they like them very well, so they don't venture off too much into other varieties unless there is a good reason for it. Sort of like finding that one person you want to spend your life with and loving them sufficiently enough that no other person really tempts you after that. That's sort of how I feel about some veg and fruit varieties...if you find one you really like, no need to look elsewhere at that point. Contentment has been achieved.
