Asking Eric: We’re Not Looking Forward to 5-Day Visit From Cheapskate Friend

Asking Eric: My wife doesn’t want my tightwad friend to stay with us when he visits

DEAR ERIC: I have been friends with Hal since high school; we are both in our late 70s. Hal is well off financially and he and his wife have no children. Hal has invited me to stay at his home, and we have traveled together numerous times. The problem is that he is a cheapskate, always looking for bargains and freebies. Hal has scored a bargain plane ticket and has invited himself to stay with my wife and me for five days. He is too cheap to sta…

Asking Eric: We’re not looking forward to 5-day visit from cheapskate friend

Dear Eric: I have been friends with Hal since high school; we are both in our late 70s.

Asking Eric: Taking an invite from a cheapskate friend always costs more than it’s worth

Dear Eric: I have been friends with Hal since high school; we are both in our late 70s. Hal is well off financially and he and his wife have no children. Hal has invited me to stay at his home, and we have traveled together numerous times. The problem is that he is a cheapskate, always looking for bargains and freebies. Hal has scored a bargain plane ticket and has invited himself to stay with my wife and me for five days. He is too cheap to sta…

Asking Eric: Financially stable friend being too frugal

Dear Eric: I have been friends with Hal since high school; we are both in our late 70s. Hal is well off financially and he and his wife have no children. Hal has invited me to stay at his home, and we have traveled together numerous times. The problem is that he is a cheapskate, always looking for bargains and freebies. Hal has scored a bargain plane ticket and has invited himself to stay with my wife and me for five days. He is too cheap to sta…