He was called a miserly old screw
He calls them an addition to the surplus population.
Scrooge
Miserly, scrooge-like
Other people, avoid scrooge. Even the guide dogs guiding the blinds avoid him. They don't give importance to him like Scrooge doesn't give importance to them...
The spirit of Christmas Yet to Come had the greatest effect on Scrooge because it showed him the potential outcome of his current actions - a lonely death and being forgotten by all. This stark vision of his future served as a powerful wakeup call for Scrooge, motivating him to change his ways and embrace the spirit of Christmas.
Scrooge is often used for such an individual.
Scrooge and Marley. Even after Marley died. Quote from the etext: "Scrooge never painted out Old Marley's name. There it stood, years afterwards, above the warehouse door: Scrooge and Marley. The firm was known as Scrooge and Marley."
To warn Scrooge to change his ways and be nicer or kinder to other people, or else Scrooge would end up like Marley(lonely and hated).
Kvetch_(Yiddish) or you could refer to them as a scrooge. (: Hope I helped. :)
Scrooge calls Tiny Tim, Bob Cratchit's son, a poor boy in "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens.
cheap tight penny pincher stingy frugal thrifty scrooge
A song that is song with a group at people's doorsteps. The book by Charles Dickens about Scrooge's tranformation.