being cheap is fine. its those people who will whine five years over being fucked over due to losing a dollar.
i am cheap. my friends see me as cheap. funny though, when i go to buy the shit I
want i get it... and they don't cuz they're broke.
now i'm not gonna ruin a month to save $10, either. its just this:
get your priorities in order. make mental/paper lists of everything you need then want then can do and when you can do it.
see, i get very $$$ cash. so its precious to me. i plan 'big buys' months in advance.
i will say this, though. on the gf side. if your cheap like 'let's go to the movie an hour early to save $4-10' then i thinks it's reasonable. eating at home too.
but if its like 'we will do nothing cuz it costs money' you will probably be single soon - and justly.
don't let money control you and you'll be fine.