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The [['''Miser Advisor]]''' is a sub trope of [[Mr. Vice Guy]], in that a character's main motivation for being part of the main character's [[True Companions|circle of friends]] is to [[Greed|wring a little money]] out of him/her now and then. Said character will often lament the hero's lack of wealth, or berate them for spending even a little bit. After all, "a penny saved is a penny earned," and the Miser needs every little bit of cash he/she can scrounge up.

Neither the main character nor the [['''Miser Advisor]]''' has to be [[Rich Bitch|obscenely rich]] to fall under this trope, and it's a lot better if they aren't. Otherwise, they just come off as [[Jerkass|petty and mean.]]

Contrast [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money]], where the [['''Miser Advisor]]''' already has the one thing they're looking for, and uses it against others.

* Particularly in fanfiction, Nabiki Tendo of ''[[Ranma ½]]'' has some elements of this character type, but it's fairly rare she has actual advice to sell and she actively sells to everyone -- ineveryone—in fact, the main characters, her sister and her sister's fiance, are actually the two she ''least'' offers advice to. Mostly, they pay her money to get something they desperately need at that moment in time, or to make sure she does ''not'' tell something to somebody (she usually takes their money and goes and blabs for even more money anyway).