History Main / AllJewsAreCheapskates

* Ross Geller from ''Series/{{Friends}}'' (but not his sister, Monica). An exception to this is the episode "The One Where Rosita Dies" in which Phoebe Buffay refers to the Geller siblings as "the worst tippers in the world" after having them as massage clients.

* Grace Adler in ''Series/WillAndGrace''.

* Ross Geller from ''Series/{{Friends}}'' (but not his sister, Monica).

* In her film ''Jesus Is Magic'', Creator/SarahSilverman performs a song that begins, "I love you like bears love honey / I love you like Jews love money."

In modern times, thriftiness is often a trait associated with East Asians especially the Chinese.

In Great Britain, this trope is less common, since Jews are a much smaller and less [[YouHaveToHaveJews culturally-represented]] minority, and their economical niche is [[ThriftyScot filled by Scotsmen]], a never-failing source of British ethnic jokes. Yorkshiremen also have this reputation, especially among [[OopNorth other Northerners]]. Welsh people point at ''Cardis'' - people from West Wales.[[note]]Cardiganshire[[/note]] In France, the Normans have this reputation; in Germany it's Swabians, Westphalians and (among Westphalians) people from Lippe; In Spain, the Catalans; In Sweden, Smålanders; In Denmark, the Jutes. Parsimony is also seen as a peculiarly Prussian trait. In Northern Europe, the Dutch and the Finns tend to have a reputation of frugality. In modern times, thriftiness is often a trait associated with East Asians especially the Chinese. [[note]]Curiously, those Chinese who have heard of Jews at all will often hold this opinion about them, but also consider it a ''positive'' trait![[/note]] Also, the Cold War-era generation of people from the former Eastern Bloc, no matter what ethnicity, is stereotyped this way by the younger, more Westernized generation, [[InsultBackfire to which they agree with pride]] [[JustifiedTrope as this lifestyle enabled them to survive in the times of mass poverty and low living standards]], and chastise younger people for their consumerism.

* In the episode of ''Series/TheSopranos'' where Tony's debts with his Jewish friend and loan shark Hesh grows out of control, he complains about him fitting this trope to his shrink. She responds by saying that it's an ugly stereotype. In a first-season episode Hesh ''does'' almost spoil Tony's and Johnny Sack's plan to bail Hesh himself out of some hock with Junior, who has instituted a retroactive tax on Hesh's businesses upon becoming boss. Junior listens and "magnanimously" lowers the rate, and the back taxes owed to "three hundred". Before anyone else can react, Hesh says, "Two-fifty!" There's a moment of brittle silence, and then Junior smiles. "What did I tell you? Hang on to your cock when you negotiate with these desert people!"

In Great Britain, this trope is less common, since Jews are a much smaller and less [[YouHaveToHaveJews culturally-represented]] minority, and their economical niche is [[ThriftyScot filled by Scotsmen]], a never-failing source of British ethnic jokes. Yorkshiremen also have this reputation, especially among [[OopNorth other Northerners]]. Welsh people point at ''Cardis'' - people from West Wales.[[note]]Cardiganshire[[/note]] In France, the Normans have this reputation; in Germany it's Swabians, Westphalians and (among Westphalians) people from Lippe; In Spain, the Catalans; In Sweden, Smålanders. Parsimony is also seen as a peculiarly Prussian trait. In Northern Europe, the Dutch and the Finns tend to have a reputation of frugality. In modern times, thriftiness is often a trait associated with East Asians especially the Chinese. [[note]]Curiously, those Chinese who have heard of Jews at all will often hold this opinion about them, but also consider it a ''positive'' trait![[/note]] Also, the Cold War-era generation of people from the former Eastern Bloc, no matter what ethnicity, is stereotyped this way by the younger, more Westernized generation, [[InsultBackfire to which they agree with pride]] [[JustifiedTrope as this lifestyle enabled them to survive in the times of mass poverty and low living standards]], and chastise younger people for their consumerism.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Maus}}'', Creator/ArtSpiegelman's dad is... well... a walking racial stereotype, going to comical lengths to avoid spending money (including taking back half eaten boxes of cereal to a supermarket and harassing the manager until ''he actually gets a refund for the uneaten portions''.) This brought some heat that the book was promoting racism, except Art [[RealityIsUnrealistic was simply chronicling things his father did while he wrote the comic]]. The first pages of the second book [[LampshadeHanging shows]] [[StopBeingStereotypical Art's fear of portraying his father's behavior]], and he frequently brings up his fear of perpetuating the GreedyJew stereotype in his attempts to give his father a honest portrayal. Vladek defends himself by saying he's obsessive over money because careful manipulation of ''very'' scarce resources is what saved his life many times. Vladek's wife, Mala, on the other hand, comments that they both have Holocaust survivors in their families, and Vladek is the only one they know who behaves this way.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Maus}}'', Creator/ArtSpiegelman's dad is... well... a walking racial stereotype, going to comical lengths to avoid spending money (including taking back half eaten boxes of cereal to a supermarket and harassing the manager until ''he actually gets a refund for the uneaten portions''.) This brought some heat that the book was promoting racism, except Art [[RealityIsUnrealistic was simply chronicling things his father did while he wrote the comic]]. The first pages of the second book [[LampshadeHanging shows]] [[StopBeingStereotypical Art's fear of portraying his father's behavior]], and he frequently brings up his fear of perpetuating the GreedJew stereotype in his attempts to give his father a honest portrayal. Vladek defends himself by saying he's obsessive over money because careful manipulation of ''very'' scarce resources is what saved his life many times. Vladek's wife, Mala, on the other hand, comments that they both have Holocaust survivors in their families, and Vladek is the only one they know who behaves this way.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Maus}}'', Creator/ArtSpiegelman's dad is... well... a walking racial stereotype, going to comical lengths to avoid spending money (including taking back half eaten boxes of cereal to a supermarket and harassing the manager until ''he actually gets a refund for the uneaten portions''.) This brought some heat that the book was promoting racism, except Art [[RealityIsUnrealistic was simply chronicling things his father did while he wrote the comic]]. The first pages of the second book [[LampshadeHanging shows]] [[StopBeingStereotypical Art's fear of portraying his father's behavior]]. Vladek defends himself by saying he's obsessive over money because careful manipulation of ''very'' scarce resources is what saved his life many times. Vladek's wife, Mala, on the other hand, comments that they both have Holocaust survivors in their families, and Vladek is the only one they know who behaves this way.

* A popular radio show presenter was dropped from commercial radio in the north of England. The reason was that he created an on-air persona intended to be the meanest, tightest, most close-fisted miserly person anywhere in the world. To reinforce the point, he brought together the two ethnicities universally most regarded as being, er, ''careful'' with money, and created the {{Twofer}} character of Angus [=McGoldstein=] (Scottish and Jewish). Listeners were not amused and cases were brought.

Simply put, the stereotype that Jewish people are thrifty with their cash and liable to [[JewishComplaining complain]] about having to spend it. Being smart with money actually is part of Jewish culture, for various reasons, but this trope is about exaggerating that aspect to comic levels. Jews aren't just good with money, but really cheap. They won't spend money if they don't have to, even if it's a necessity. They would haggle with anyone over anything (especially since JewsLoveToArgue). This kind of joke comes [[SelfDeprecation especially from Jews themselves]] ([[NWordPrivileges so doesn't always carry the]] UnfortunateImplications of similar tropes).

* Surprisingly averted in ''Theatre/{{Ulysses}}'' despite being written a hundred years ago. Other characters assume that Leopold Bloom is this when he doesn’t pay for drinks, but he’s shown to in reality be generous.

* Harry Kemelman's ''Rabbi'' series often involves this in its plots.
* The ''Literature/LeftBehind'' series [[http://www.patheos.com/blogs/slacktivist/2010/12/15/tf-fly-like-a-g6/ uses this trope]], falling firmly on the UnfortunateImplications end of the scale.
* Creator/EphraimKishon called himself a cheapskate, although this was well justified by the high taxes in Israel.

In Great Britain, this trope is less common, since Jews are a much smaller and less [[YouHaveToHaveJews culturally-represented]] minority, and their economical niche is [[ThriftyScot filled by Scotsmen]], a never-failing source of British ethnic jokes. Yorkshiremen also have this reputation, especially among [[OopNorth other Northerners]]. Welsh people point at ''Cardis'' - people from West Wales.[[note]]Cardiganshire[[/note]] In France, the Normans have this reputation; in Germany it's Swabians, Westphalians and (among Westphalians) people from Lippe; In Spain, the Catalans; In Sweden, Smålanders. Parsimony is also seen as a peculiarly Prussian trait. In Northern Europe, the Dutch and the Finns tend to have a reputation of frugality. In modern times, thriftiness is often a trait associated with East Asians especially the Chinese. [[note]]Curiously, those Chinese who have heard of Jews at all will often hold either this opinion or GreedyJew about them, but consider it a ''positive'' trait![[/note]] Also, the Cold War-era generation of people from the former Eastern Bloc, no matter what ethnicity, is stereotyped this way by the younger, more Westernized generation, [[InsultBackfire to which they agree with pride]] [[JustifiedTrope as this lifestyle enabled them to survive in the times of mass poverty and low living standards]], and chastise younger people for their consumerism.
In Israel, where [[CaptainObvious most people are jews]], the stereotype is applied to Persian and Yemeni jews.

** A newly-widowed Jewish woman comes home with her husbands ashes and spreads them over the coffee table. "Harry?" she says to the ashes "Remember that fur coat I always wanted? I'm wearing it now. The ''insurance money'', Harry. Remember the nice car I always wanted? It's out in the driveway. The ''insurance money'', Harry. You know that blow job you always wanted, Harry?" [Mimic blowing the ashes off the table.]

* In the "Jewsploitation" film ''Film/TheHebrewHammer'', the title character tells his BlackBestFriend that a "Stereotype Alarm" in the villain's base will go off if they do something stereotypical, and he then lists a series of classic black racial stereotypes (including playing basketball and eating watermelon). His friend explains that, despite his pride in his heritage and membership in the Kwanzaa Liberation Front, he does not exemplify these stereotypes, but then the Hammer [[IdiotBall picks up a penny from the floor]] thinking that Raheem had dropped it, setting off the alarm.

** Kyle's cousin plays this for laughs, along with other New England Jew stereotypes.

** Cartman at one point demands the small sack of gold from Kyle that he states all Jews carry. Kyle actually does carry gold on him. Not only that, but he carries a bag of fake gold just in case someone tries to take the gold.
** Subverted in "Night of the Living Homeless" when Kyle gives a homeless man $20. Because of that, all of the homeless invade South Park. But it turns out that it wasn't Kyle's fault, but the fault of the neighboring town of Evergreen, who exiled the homeless.

This is a LighterAndSofter successor to the old GreedyJew stereotype. ''[[Administrivia/RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Do not confuse the two.]]'' Even this trope borders on NWordPrivileges as, like any ethnic stereotype, it can be quite offensive when coming from an outsider.

* In an episode of the American version of ''Series/{{Shameless}}'', Frank tries to sell a gold watch to a Jewish pawnbroker. After clumsily trying to get in the pawnbroker's favor by talking about how he thinks the [[UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict Israelis should just smash up the Palestinians]] (The pawnbroker supports a 2 state solution) Frank gets annoyed when the pawnbroker won't raise his offered price, saying that he's "Jewing him down" incorrectly.

By the way, this doesn't preclude ConspicuousConsumption, just that they will make it clear they got it at a better price. Usually they "know a guy" who can give them a fantastic discount on something, possibly because it FellOffTheBackOfATruck (although they would never stoop to actual stealing, themselves).

This is a LighterAndSofter successor to the old GreedyJew stereotype. ''[[RuleOfCautiousEditingJudgment Do not confuse the two.]]'' Even this trope borders on NWordPrivileges as, like any ethnic stereotype, it can be quite offensive when coming from an outsider.

In Great Britain, this trope is less common, since Jews are a much smaller and less [[YouHaveToHaveJews culturally-represented]] minority, and their economical niche is [[ThriftyScot filled by Scotsmen]], a never-failing source of British ethnic jokes. Yorkshiremen also have this reputation, especially among [[OopNorth other Northerners]]. Welsh people point at ''Cardis'' - people from West Wales.[[note]]Cardiganshire[[/note]] In France, the Normans have this reputation; in Germany it's Swabians, Westphalians and (among Westphalians) people from Lippe; In Spain, the Catalans; In Sweden, Smålanders. Parsimony is also seen as a peculiarly Prussian trait. In Northern Europe, the Dutch and the Finns tend to have a reputation of frugality. In modern times, thriftiness is often a trait associated with East Asians especially the Chinese. [[note]]Curiously, those Chinese who have heard of Jews at all will often hold either this opinion or GreedyJew about them, but consider it a ''positive'' trait![[/note]] Also, the Cold War-era generation of people from the former Eastern Bloc is stereotyped this way by the younger, more Westernized generation, [[InsultBackfire to which they agree with pride]] [[JustifiedTrope as this lifestyle enabled them to survive in the times of mass poverty and low living standards]], and chastise the younger people for their consumerism.

In Great Britain, this trope is less common, since Jews are a much smaller and less [[YouHaveToHaveJews culturally-represented]] minority, and their economical niche is [[ThriftyScot filled by Scotsmen]], a never-failing source of British ethnic jokes. Yorkshiremen also have this reputation, especially among [[OopNorth other Northerners]]. Welsh people point at ''Cardis'' - people from West Wales.[[note]]Cardiganshire[[/note]] In France, the Normans have this reputation; in Germany it's Swabians, Westphalians and (among Westphalians) people from Lippe; In Spain, the Catalans; In Sweden, Smålanders. Parsimony is also seen as a peculiarly Prussian trait. In Northern Europe, the Dutch and the Finns tend to have a reputation of frugality. In modern times, thriftiness is often a trait associated with East Asians especially the Chinese. [[note]]Curiously, those Chinese who have heard of Jews at all will often hold either this opinion or GreedyJew about them, but consider it a ''positive'' trait![[/note]]

In Great Britain, this trope is less common, since Jews are a much smaller and less [[YouHaveToHaveJews culturally-represented]] minority, and their economical niche is [[ThriftyScot filled by Scotsmen]], a never-failing source of British ethnic jokes. Yorkshiremen also have this reputation, especially among [[OopNorth other Northerners]]. Welsh people point at ''Cardis'' - people from West Wales.[[note]]Cardiganshire[[/note]] In France, the Normans have this reputation; in Germany it's Swabians, Westphalians and (among Westphalians) people from Lippe; In Spain, the Catalans; In Sweden, Smålanders. Parsimony is also seen as a peculiarly Prussian trait. In Northern Europe, the Dutch and the Finns tend to have a reputation of frugality. In modern times, thriftiness is often a trait associated with East Asians especially the Chinese. [[note]]Curiously, those Chinese who have heard of Jews at all will often hold either this opinion or GreedyJew about them, but consider it a ''positive'' trait![[/note]]