Sosy Kuripot vs Jeje Kuripot

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It is said that show business is where the money is. The thousands of pesos in talent fees TF paid to even an unknown talent for just an hour or so of work has been the greatest motivation for most diehards to enter this crazy and fun world of showbiz. Regardless of backgrounds, the lure of money seems to be the biggest come on for most of these showbiz players.

Yet, even if it’s “easy money” in the biz, there are a lot of celebrities who can be very circumspect when it comes to their money. They run their finances much like a business, focusing on value for money. These people are known to be practical and money-savvy . Sometimes they are harshly labeled as frugal aka “kuripot.” However there are two kinds of kuripot, categorized in street parlance as:

SOSY kuripot - Days ago, Philippine Star's Ricky Lo came up with some names of stars who have made ample investments from their huge showbiz earnings.To name a few: Ogie Alcasid's restaurant, Sylvia Sanchez is into restaurants as well. Two of the biggest businessmen in showbiz are big names in investments as well, Manny Pacquiao and Willie Revillame. Both are mostly into properties and entertainment businesses.

These stars are finance-savvy and would put their lives in order rather than be financial fools spending and shopping with wild abandon. They would prioritize and make wise investments to secure their and their family’s future. Wise and smart, they are polite enough to turn down invitations that require big spending. They are mannered and will never be caught freeloading.

JEJE kuripot – Also called cheap, these stars take their practicality to the extremes, and overdoing it. They are moneyed, yet are very scared to spend. So long as their friends can tolerate them, some of them love to hang out with rich friends for the perks. These penny-pinchers who are habitual freeloaders are often avoided like a plague for their very annoying habit. For this article, let us have a rundown who among the present stars are known for being “jeje” kuripot:

Formerly Popular – this woman lives in style inspite of the lack of projects. She is notoriously known for not paying for her share during dinners. She would rather go hungry than buy food for herself until someone would be willing to foot the bill. FP has learned the smarter way to do it without the pressure: Dine only with rich and generous friends.

The Businessman – he has been rumored to be romantically involved with a lot of women, but none have prospered to properly call it a relationship, except with his present girl. Reportedly, the previous girls got so turned off when TB would invite them out on a dinner date but would make the girl pay for her share. Ewww. Unlike his elder who is so generous to his show’s staff and regularly buys them Starbucks coffee, TB would rather go to the gym to flex his muscles not his wallet after work.

Starstruck Politician – a cut above the rest of his peers, the educated SP will not be caught dead on a designer brands shopping spree. A shirt and jeans type of guy, SP once disappointed his then new girl when she egged him that they went inside a jewelry shop to try look for stuff she liked. The girl ended up empty-handed as SP could not be made to buy anything so expensive.

Recently Unpopular - a heartthrob for years, the very handsome RU made girls swoon and went gaga over him. Although he was a hardworker during his heyday and a fashionable dresser, RU was hardly known to buy anything expensive for anyone. Why wonder when he can’t even give tips to waiters?

Big Star – this astute giant of a star is a fastidious collector and has an extensive collection of the rarest stuff she is passionate about. She can be generous, but usually thinks hard before parting with any donation. While her big and less famous colleagues put their best fashionable wardrobe during movie shoots and television shows, BS always made do with wardrobe bought from Divisoria, saying that they looked so similar anyway, and that the fans and audience wouldn’t notice.

Media Couple - MC had a grand wedding years ago, with all the big names in politics, business and showbiz as guests and members of the entourage. The shrewd bride made sure that their wedding would be grand and big but would not cost them as much. How did she do it? It was indeed grand in terms of ex-deals, sponsorships and almost zero expenses on MC. What’s more, they pocketed a big sum from the returns of tv rights or coverage. The mother of freeloaders, indeed!!

Baby-faced Papa – even when he was still single, BP was known to be a tight wad. Some say, it runs in the family as his popular relative PR is known to milk anything for the money. Like PR, BP just loves bargains and only buys items on sale. He won’t be caught dead shelling out cash if he can have it for free. On the context of being nature lovers, even his children are reportedly discouraged from being techie-savvy just so he can avoid buying them gadgets. Oh, how will I forget the very sad Christmas story of BP’s driver, who was not only given any bonus, but was reportedly told that he should be thankful that the poor driver worked for him. But wait, there was a gift given to him after all – a t-shirt with BP’s name on it.

So there, being frugal is a choice - even if you choose to make a career of it and risk being called cheap or jeje kuripot.

"Make all you can, save all you can, give all you can." --John Wesley

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