A MUM has hit back at trolls who accuse her of being a cheapskate after gifting her three-year-old second-hand toys and making dinners for pennies.
Savvy mum Sophie, from the UK, shared the response on TikTok after a meanie called her a ''cheapskate'', claiming she's happy to be frugal – as long as that meant the family was ''financially secure''.
''I will never understand comments like this […] – my whole sort of ethos and values on social media is helping mums save money.
''I am just not about to get into debt for the sake of toys,'' Sophie explained in her video.
According to the mum, she fell pregnant whilst at university and the she and her partner Adam struggled with money.
''Adam had a career change, I was really poorly – I couldn't go back to work.
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''We had our real tough times.''
Despite this, the duo never found themselves in a debt and lived with whatever they managed to get.
The lack of financial resources meant saving on birthday presents or the festive period during Christmas, not going on a holiday or eating simple meals, such as beans on toast.
Explaining why she didn't see the need to fork out for brand new toys, Sophie said it ''goes completely against everything'' she believed in.
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''I am such a huge advocate for second-hand things. I go to the boot fair every weekend, I love buying this second-hand.''
The thrifty mum added: ''I don't consider myself a cheapskate. I'm a very frugal person, we're a frugal family.
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''That's what I'm on this platform form – to help other families save money.
''If you do want to buy your child brand new toys, there's no judgement from me.
''If you want to buy your child second-hand toys, go for it.''
Sophie, who posts under the username @budgetmumsoph, even added that if she was ever found herself with heaps of cash in her bank account, her frugal ways wouldn't vanish.
''I'd still be at the car boot fair every weekend,'' she chuckled.
Luckily, whilst some disagreed with buying second-hand, there was also heaps of support from fellow parents on TikTok.
''lucky boy. you've done great he will be chuffed,'' one kind person penned.
Another added: ''Keep doing the good work, great content. We all need to watch the funds now times are tough.''
Someone else reminded: ''It ain't about how much you spend or where you buy it from, but it the throught that's counts [sic].''
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Sophie, who has won more than 15.5k followers on social media, regularly posts money-saving hacks.
One of her latest clips, for instance, revealed how to make a 13p pizzaafter cutting a 55p pizza from Aldi into quarters for her tot.
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