CHEAP people....let's see your stories about those frugal folks that were smart or really annoying!
Sometimes it is fun to try to make things work without just defaulting to buying new.
I've worked for bosses in construction that were stubborn to where they'd spend a dollar to save a dime. I did learn from the smart bosses though.
I got to where I'd use a lot of lumber that would otherwise get thrown away. I'd pull nails and cut the 2 x 4s down to smaller size. Lumber was cheaper a few years ago but it was never free.
One boss instilled measures of efficiency in me. When driving the forklift, if they needed something on the other side of the job, after I delivered a bundle of lumber, I'd look for something that needed to be hauled back the other way. Ron said I should always have something on the forks.
Oddly, my fat ex wife followed the same principle with forks but in her case it pertained to chickens, pasta and potatoes.