But do not get me wrong. My friend was not a deadbeat. He was not the kind of person who never paid the money he owed.
He simply pinched pennies. He was always very careful with the money he spent.
In fact, he was often a cheapskate. He did not like to spend money.
The worst times were when he was flat broke and had no money at all.
One day, Al scraped together a few dollars for a lottery ticket. He thought he would never strike it rich or gain lots of money unexpectedly.
But his combination of numbers was chosen and he won the lottery. He hit the jackpot. He won a great deal of money.
Al was so excited. The first thing he did was buy a costly new car. He splurged on the one thing that he normally would not buy.
Then he started spending money on unnecessary things. He started to waste it.
It was like he had money to burn. He had more money than he needed and it was burning a hole in his pocket so he spent it quickly.
