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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I once saw a job candidate pull up in a beater of a car. To me, at age 40 or older, that’s a sign that you are bad with money or extremely frugal. Neither is a quality I want in a worker. I passed on her. [/quote]

Why would you not want a worker who is frugal? That strikes me as the sign of a responsible, reliable person. I’d certainly rather have a worker who is frugal than one who is a spendthrift who live beyond his/her means. 
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Because they will probably stuff their work bag with office pencils and toilet paper...frugal for themselves does not necessarily mean frugal for the company.[/quote]

I see some interesting "logic" on DCUM, but this is definitely up there.  Out of curiosity, what field do you work in where frugality is equated with dishonesty?

I drive a 15-year-old car.  It has fewer than 75K miles on it and is in good enough shape for commuting (no rust, mismatched doors, dents, etc.) and less stressful when someone bangs their door into it or, as has now happened twice, backs into me.  We have a special needs kid who was floundering in public school, so my new car fund went to $40K/year special-needs private school, which has made such an incredible difference for the kid that I will drive that car another five years, if it makes it, to keep them there.  My husband has the newer vehicle with the more current safety features because he drives the kids around more.  Of course, I'm unlikely to discuss my personal financial philosophy or my children (much less their health concerns) with an interviewer.

And, prepare to be shocked, I don't steal from my employer (you know who does?  the corner-office guy who makes several times more than I do and drives a Porsche - guess we're all supposed to pretend that we don't see him loading up his Whole Foods reusable bag with paper products from the supply room), and I'm pretty good with my money and have an outstanding credit rating (which you'd find out if your background check included it, I guess).

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Hide your kids and hide your wives, here comes the $15M NW w/ a 2003 Honda brigade![/quote]

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