So sometime last year, the phrase El Cheapo suddenly popped up in my head and I remember first using it in one of the many conversations with my sister. I must have heard it somewhere and forgot where the term came from. Anyhow, I use it to describe an individual who display the traits of a money sensitive particular. 

Lately I’ve been revisiting Daria. Well well well! Season 3 Episode 12 “Just add water” (Lawndale hosts Casino Cruise ship Night) gave me the answer!

According to outer post:

Jake – Now, there’s nothing wrong with … Princess Fairy, but if … I’d come up with something more… edgy, like the Elegante. Then, with a paint job and some new carpeting…

DeeDee (Wife of Captain) – I don’t know if my husband, El Cheapo, will go for spending that kind of money. He won’t even paint the lifeboat.

Source: http://www.outpost-daria.com/ep312.html

ahh another mystery solved!