Article 290.

Not a miser                         Article Published in The Gulf Today ,Uae on 23Feb 13 (290).

Whenever I go shopping, I never bargain. This habit I cultivated from my younger days. However, I found a close friend bargaining whenever he bought things. He also opted for promotion items. I used to wonder why he was so eager to get discounts on purchases. 

One day, I asked him directly and he replied: “At the end of every year, I use the money saved through such discounts for donations to deserving students as well for elders’ home.” I was highly touched and changed my opinion of him as a miser. 
K. Ragavan