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Getting Stingy at the Cost of Fire Safety?

March is fire prevention month, right? If there are people who are too extravagant then I'd like to talk again about stingy people (read the article here). I've tried growing up with the stingy vs. extravagant extremes. Some people become stingy even with the necessities. It's one thing to deny a child a children's party since it's a want. It's another thing to deny a child stuff they need all in the name of saving money. Even worse, some people may be more than stingy enough to ignore fire safety.

A stingy person just wants to save. It's almost like the story of the Miser and His Gold or The Rich Miser. I really find these stories entertaining at the same time, irritating. The first story has the miser who hid his gold under the ground. Some people today are too distrustful of banks and investments. The second story has a rich man who even dresses in rags, denies his son's shoes, had his wife cook some cake only for him, and was so greedy he had it coming. The stories may end up in the issue of fire safety as well.

I could think of absurd ways that a stingy person can ignore fire safety:

  1. Not setting up proper fire safety measures set by the fire department. 
  2. Buying cheap appliances (while ignoring the safety measures) so they don't have to spend more money now. 
  3. Getting super cheap repair services at the cost of safety. 
  4. Not setting up a firewall because it's too expensive.
  5. Not buying fire insurance because it's insurance is "useless" and a "scam".
What would be commonly ignored is that such would cause damage in the long run. Try to talk to stingy people about the damages and they may start hurling insults, saying that they've got more experience, that the fire department is just squeezing out their money, etc. I'm really amazed at how being a stingy person can deprive anybody of good logic. That's why I say that being stingy is just as misguided as being extravagant.

The damage caused by the fire will be greater. A lot of the events and expenses could've been avoided if these were done:
  1. Proper fire equipment would've probably prevented the fire from causing more damage.
  2. Buying quality appliances at a higher cost can help save electricity, repair bills, and be more useful for long term.
  3. Having quality repairs means fewer chances of having to return to the repair shop. Chances are some people "promote it cheap" so they can scam the person into returning several times. 
  4. A firewall would've lessened the chances of a fire.
  5. If worse comes to worst, fire insurance means having the money you need for repairs. 
This fire prevention month, think about it, "Am I too stingy to ignore fire safety?" If so, you can expect to lose a lot of money as if you gambled them all in a casino, in a pyramid scam, or in cryptocurrency. Think it over that you may end up spending a lot more money if you're that stingy to ignore fire safety. 

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