MY GRANDMA WAS THE CHE’APEST WOMAN IN

Growing up, I always thought my grandma was the cheapest person alive. She reused teabags, saved plastic bags, and scolded me for leaving lights on. “Waste not, want not,” she’d say.

When she passed, I received a single envelope in her will. Inside was a $50 grocery store gift card. I nearly laughed—classic Grandma. I didn’t really need it, but I kept it anyway.

Weeks later, I used it at the store. When I handed it to the cashier, her face went pale. She whispered, “Where did you get this?” I told her it was my grandma’s. She called the manager, who quietly said, “Follow me.”

In her office, the manager smiled. “Your grandmother was a legend,” she explained. My “cheap” grandma had spent years anonymously paying for struggling families’ groceries. The card I held was the last one she left behind.

Stunned, I left with the card still in hand.

Days later, I saw a young mother short on cash at a diner. Without thinking, I gave her the card. “I think this is meant for you.”

Her eyes filled with tears.

Grandma’s legacy wasn’t in frugality—it was quiet, unseen kindness.

And now, it’s mine to carry forward.

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