The Cheap Bastard cannot be contained by size-38 jeans, nor by the constraints of a blog. Yes, after years of begging, pleading, shoe shining, placing bets on horses (ok, I did that on my own), your royal Cheapness here has graduated to the big-time and have a whole article of my very own. It’s called Door-to-door with Cheap Bastard and it chronicles the tale of how I got my twin brothers Lucky and Smelly from Akron, Ohio to Phoenix, Ariz. for a winter golf trip – and how I did it for less than $1,000 a brother, door-to-door. Let me give you a ... full post »

The Cheap Bastard was once the CEO of his own company, “Toys for Tarts.” Sadly, it was much too progressive an idea to really catch on. However, Mike Byers enjoyed a decade as the owner of BT Proshop in Columbus, Ohio, and has decided to retire and close up shop. And Mr. Byers’ retirement could be a boon to golfers and golf collectors, as he’s allocated his son and namesake to liquidate his impressive collection of clubs, both new and old. “My wife and I are in our 60s and we decided it was time to start trying to just enjoy life,” ... full post »

The Cheap Bastard loves Texas. They’re a rugged, different type of breed in the Lone Star State, and when you see the famous people like Tommy Tune and Mary Kay Ash who called Texas home, you really can get a sense of that ruggedness. But here we are nearing the middle of November, and the air is cool and crisp in such towns as Austin, where the golf is cheap and the armadillos aren’t rabid. Take the Wilderness Golf Course in Austin, for example. Right now, you can get on after 2 p.m. at Wilderness for just $27, with the rate being ... full post »