Real cheapskates ride public transportation (and they buy the discounted tickets in advance , too, but that's another post).

When free ice cream comes a'calling, it's best to answer... and Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shops are giving out free cones on Tuesday, August 29, 2008.

Those of you who are working people with kids know how difficult finding affordable, trustworthy, quality childcare is. In fact, it can be a major hassle: expensive, hard to find, and generally maddening.

It all makes sense: firefighters need money, we need ice cream.

A free movie? In San Francisco? With the price of tickets on the upward march, that's worth taking advantage of in this town, fellow Cheap Bastards! And, as a bonus, you get to support one of the City's remaining independent theatres.

Now, this is only on your birthday, but the savvy cheapskate knows that opportunism works: wait patiently and grab the freebie when you can!