I think everyone has a different definition of cheap, so this will be interesting. I call myself cheap all the time. I use it losely to describe that I still have a regular cell phone, because I am too cheap to pay for the monthly fees related to smart phones (although I am seriously, finally, thinking about getting one) and I won’t buy new TV’s, I still have the big old square ones, because they still work. I can afford any tv I want, and would prefer a narrow one in the room, but while the ones I have still work, I can’t just get rid of them, I am waiting for them to stop working. I guess I am more frugile, or pratical, I just can’t see spending unnecessary money, even when everyone around me has the new gadgets.
I also use coupons, try to buy on sale, I only eat out 2 times a week, my husband takes lunch to work, I closeoff part of my house in the winter to save on the heating bill, I do my own nails, sometimes my husband cuts my hair, we perm our hair at home, all sorts of things I do myself to save money.
I do however, tip well, to @marinelife point. I also pay for my music, I don’t try to get it for free. I think anyone who works hard should be paid for their work, just as I want to be paid fairly when I work.