A couple of weeks ago, I shared on some of the less obvious upsides of frugality. Basically, how it helps us to lead a more organised and clutter-free life and also how it can reduce the strains we exert on the environment. Yeah, frugality is a wonderful behaviour for all of us to adopt! But like most things, frugality isn’t all that great when it’s taken to the extreme, especially when one only takes into consideration the financial aspect. Here, I am talking about being cheap. Nobody admits to being cheap and even fewer likes to be labelled that way. And the differentiation between frugal and cheap tends to be subject to an individual’s discretion and values. In short, cheap is something that “I” am incapable of doing. “Washing and reusing dirty plastic bags? That’s no way to live life and you’re being an absolute cheapo!” Get it? But then, if it’s  ......