I did in fact have health insurance, albeit a poor plan – whatever I could afford to pay for while I skimped by on TaskRabbit gigs cleaning houses.
There was no way I was skimping on this again.
If I have to skimp on my reading for a couple of weeks in order to get the writing done, I remind myself that I've already read more than most people do in a lifetime and let myself coast on that for a little while.
I don't skimp on the limits and liability levels on my car insurance.
But I try to skimp on housework before cutting back on reading time".
I watch publishers skimp on what's important--like Web destinations for books--and outsource to India and cheap-labor countries.
"During the 35 years that I have had the privilege of being a Member of Parliament, I have always put my constituency work first and I am not prepared to skimp on it now.
Sure, I gave up many weekends, said no to many purchases, skimped where I could so I could spend where I wanted to, worked my ass off at work, and became a pro at packing.
But I wasn't about to skimp out on my sunscreen because this season has fewer patches of sunshine.
Is China actually skimping on important investments in favour of bad ones?
