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The direct opposite of the GoldDigger: the wife or lover of a wealthy man who is adamantly uninterested in their wealth. They turn the most luxurious offers down flat without hesitation.

She fallen in love with a wealthy male who would love to shower her with money and treasures. However, the one thing she will not compromise on is that she is absolutely uninterested in any of that.

She might be doing this on principle, or she is accustomed to a life where pinching her pennies was important, but will say something like "I'm flattered, but I don't want your money, I just want you." In fact, if the man persists, she might blow her top at her wishes being ignored and threaten to walk out, leaving him alarmed at this bizarre situation.

Her lover can react with frustration, considering he dearly wants to show his love beyond his simple company. This attitude can soften to charm once he realizes his ungreedy wife is quite serious.

Sometimes the trope turns up with genders reversed.
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!!Examples:

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* Shuurei of ''SaiunkokuMonogatari'' is a bit of an odd example. Being somewhat of a {{Tsundere}}, she'll never admit to caring for Emperor Shi Ryuuki (who is completely heads-over-heels for her) - but if there's one thing she IS absolutely clear about, it is that she doesn't want any valuable presents from him. Early attempts by him to shower her with wealth is met by an outright rant, since she hates 'waste', and considers such luxuries to be just that. She is, however, willing to compromise somewhat if the presents actually have a PURPOSE, such as when he sent her a huge block of ice during the heat of summer - but even then, he has to be careful about going overboard...
* ''HunterXHunter'' has an example. The billionaire Battera had a much younger lover who won't accept expensive presents, but only those he makes himself. They were even intending to leave his fortune behind to start a new life together until fate intervened.

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* In ''RichieRich'', Richie's girlfriend, Gloria Glad, is notorious at always turning down the luxurious gifts he has offered. In fact, she has blown her temper more than once at Richie's more outrageous stunts with his wealth to attempt to impress and he can't seem to remember how much they annoy her. In one story, when she all of a sudden starts accepting his gift greedily, it's [[NotHimself sets off alarm bells]] with Richie who investigates and learns he is dealing with an imposter who has kidnapped the real Gloria in order to con him out of money.

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* In ''That Touch of Mink'', Miss Timberlake (Doris Day) is this to the very rich and very charming Philip Shane (Cary Grant).

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* ''TheSookieStackhouseMysteries'': The Bellefleur family are well-off and have a famous, beautiful mansion. Andy Bellefleur's wife, Halleigh would rather they just lived in a small house together.
* In ''Literature/{{Twilight}}'', Bella refuses to accept any of Edward's expensive gifts, to show how moral and role-model-perfect she is. For about two seconds. [[BrokenAesop Then she turns up with them in the next scene.]]
* The [[FurryFandom Furry]] novel, ''The Fangs Of Kaath'', has Sandrhi the bat street storyteller. When she manages to reunite with her love, Prince Raschid, after all that has happened, she is made part of the royal household staff. While after years of living in poverty, she appreciates the tailormade silken clothing she got in the process of finding Raschid again, then sharing his apartment in the Palace and having all the food she could want, that is as far it goes. Beyond that, she is adamant that Raschid, who would love to literally bury her in treasure to make her happy, should save his money for a possible future emergency when he might need all of it. As she says softly, but firmly, "I already haff my treasure. I didn't come to you because you v'ere rich."
* In the ''InDeath'' novels, Eve's relationship with Roarke occurs in spite of his obscene wealth rather than because of it. She is horrified when he presents her with an enormous diamond as a souvenir from a trip to Australia, and after their marriage she not only refuses to think of his assets as hers, she gets mad at him when she realizes he's been putting funds into an account in her name and demands that he take it back. [[hottip:*:He doesn't, but he's a ninth-degree black belt in PolitenessJudo, so he gets her to drop it.]]
* Sam Vimes in the ''{{Discworld}}'' novels is also less than interested in high finance, although he's made exceptions when it was something very important -- like getting an emergency medical care for his wife who is giving birth. Usually he prefers looking like a grubby cop.
* ''JaneEyre'': When Jane agrees to marry Rochester the first time, he tries to lavish expensive gifts on her, which the independent Jane is decidedly uncomfortable with. (She never really gets over it, either -- by the time they actually do marry, she's come into money and he's lost nearly everything, so it's a non-issue.)

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* ''QueerAsFolk'': A rare male example; Emmett genuinely falls in love with a wealthy older man who dies and leaves his fortune to Emmett, but includes the clause that he not be publicly outed as a gay man. Emmett struggles with the idea of being rich or being honest, and eventually decides it's more important to tell the world who George was and that they loved each other than to have money.

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* ''Love Don't Cost a Thing'' by JenniferLopez
--> "Think you got to keep me iced, you don't. Think I'm gonna spend your cash, I won't. Even if you were broke, my love don't cost a thing..."

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This is the direct opposite of the GoldDigger, as a lover/mate/spouse of a wealthy person who is adamantly uninterested in their wealth and doesn't hesitate to turn the most luxurious offers down flat.

Specifically, this typically female, has fallen in love with a wealthy male who would love to shower her with money and treasures. However, the one thing she will not compromise on is that she is absolutely uninterested in any of that.

She might be doing this on principle, or she is accustomed to a life where pinching her pennies was important, but will say something like "I'm flattered, but I don't want your money, I just want you." In fact, if the male persists, she might blow her temper at her wishes being ignored and threaten to walk out, leaving him alarmed in this bizarre situation.

For the male character, this can be either frustrating considering he dearly wants to show his love beyond his simple company, or is completely charmed at this ungreedy woman once he realizes she is serious about this matter.

!!Examples:

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* Shuurei of ''SaiunkokuMonogatari'' is a bit of an odd example. Being somewhat of a {{Tsundere}}, she'll never admit to caring for Emperor Shi Ryuuki (who is completely heads-over-heels for her) - but if there's one thing she IS absolutely clear about, it is that she doesn't want any valuable presents from him. Early attempts by him to shower her with wealth is met by an outright rant, since she HATES 'waste', and considers such luxuries to be just that. She is, however, willing to compromise somewhat if the presents actually have a PURPOSE, such as when he sent her a huge block of ice during the heat of summer - but even then, he has to be careful about going overboard...
* ''Hunter x Hunter'' has an example. The billionaire Battera had a much younger lover who won't accept expensive presents, but only those he makes himself. They were even intending to leave his fortune behind to start a new life together until fate intervened.

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* In ''RichieRich'', Richie's girlfriend, Gloria Glad, is notorious at always turning down the luxurious gifts he has offered. In fact, she has blown her temper more than once at Richie's more outrageous stunts with his wealth to attempt to impress and he can't seem to remember how much they annoy her. In one story, when she all of a sudden starts accepting his gift greedily, it's [[NotHimself sets off alarm bells]] with Richie who investigates and learns he is dealing with an imposter who has kidnapped the real Gloria in order to con him out of money.

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* In ''{{That Touch of Mink}}'', Miss Timberlake (Doris Day) is this to the very rich and very charming Philip Shane (Cary Grant).

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* TheSookieStackhouseMysteries: The Bellefleur family are well-off and have a famous, beautiful mansion. Andy Bellefleur's wife, Halleigh would rather they just lived in a small house together.

* The [[FurryFandom Furry]] novel, ''TheFangsOfKaath'', has Sandrhi the bat street storyteller. When she manages to reunite with her love, Prince Raschid, after all that has happened, she is made part of the royal household staff. While after years of living in poverty, she appreciates the tailormade silken clothing she got in the process of finding Raschid again, then sharing his apartment in the Palace and having all the food she could want, that is as far it goes. Beyond that, she is adamant that Raschid, who would love to literally bury her in treasure to make her happy, should save his money for a possible future emergency when he might need all of it. As she says softly, but firmly, "I already haff my treasure. I didn't come to you because you v'ere rich."
* In the ''InDeath'' novels, Eve's relationship with Roarke occurs in spite of his obscene wealth rather than because of it. She is horrified when he presents her with an enormous diamond as a souvenir from a trip to Australia, and after their marriage she not only refuses to think of his assets as hers, she gets mad at him when she realizes he's been putting funds into an account in her name and demands that he take it back.
** He doesn't, but he's a ninth-degree black belt in PolitenessJudo, so he gets her to drop it.
** Part of Eve's CharacterDevelopment consists of her growing to consider their home - just the home - as not just his, or theirs, but ''hers.''
* Sam Vimes in the {{Discworld}} novels is also less than interested in high finance, although he's made exceptions when it was something very important (like getting an emergency OB/GYN for his wife). Usually he prefers looking like (and being) a grubby cop.
** It should be noted that his wife also dresses in grubby clothes. But this may also to do with the fact that she takes care of tiny dragons that are as likely to explode as anything else.
* When JaneEyre agrees to marry Rochester the first time, he tries to lavish expensive gifts on her, which the independent Jane is decidedly uncomfortable with. (She never really gets over it, either -- by the time they actually do marry, she's come into money and he's lost nearly everything, so it's a non-issue.)

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* A rare male example, Emmett in QueerAsFolk genuinely falls in love with a wealthy older man who dies and leaves his fortune to Emmett, but includes the clause that he not be publicly outed as a gay man. Emmett struggles with the idea of being rich or being honest, and eventually decides it's more important to tell the world who George was and that they loved each other than to have money.

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* ''Hunter x Hunter'' has an example. The billionaire Battera had a much younger lover who won't accept expensive presents, but only those he makes himself. They were even intending to leave his fortune behind to start a new life together until fate intervenes.

* [[{{Twilight}} Bella]] refuses to accept any of Edward's expensive gifts, to show how moral and role-model-perfect she is. For about two seconds. [[BrokenAesop Then she turns up with them in the next scene.]]

* Bella is [[MarySue perfect in EVERY way]], so of course she refuses to accept any of Edward's expensive gifts, to show how moral and role-model-perfect she is (although she often comes across as sulky and ungrateful rather than virtuous). For about two seconds. [[WhatTheHellHero Then she turns up with them in the next scene.]]

* In ''{{That Touch of Mink}}, Miss Timberlake (Doris Day) is this to the very rich and very charming Philip Shane (Cary Grant).

* The [[FurryFandom Furry]] novel, ''TheFangsOfKaath'', has Sandrhi the bat street storyteller. When she manages to reunite with her love, Prince Raschid, after all that has happened, she is made part of the royal household staff. While after years of living in poverty, she appreciates the tailormade silken clothing she got in the process of finding Raschid again, then sharing his apartment in the Palace and having all the food she could want, that is as far it goes. Beyond that, she is adamant that Raschid, who would love to literally bury her in treasure to make her happy, to otherwise save his money for a possible future emergency when he might need all of it. As she says softly, but firmly "I already haff my treasure. I didn't come to you because you v'ere rich."

* Sam Vimes in the {{Discworld}} novels is also less than interested in high finance, although he's made exceptions when it was something very important (like getting an emergency OB/GYN for his wife). Usually he prefers looking (and being) a grubby cop.

* Bella is [[MarySue perfect in EVERY way]], so of course she refuses to accept any of Edward's expensive gifts, to show how moral and role-model-perfect she is. For about two seconds. [[WhatTheHellHero Then she turns up with them in the next scene.]]

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* A rare male example, Emmett in QueerAsFolk genuinely falls in love with a wealthy older man who dies and leaves his fortune to Emmett, but includes the clause that he not be publicly outed as a gay man. Emmett struggles with the idea of being rich or being honest, and eventually decides it's more important to tell the world who George was and that they loved each other than to have money.

* A rare male example, Emmett in ''Queer as Folk'' genuinely falls in love with a wealthy older man who dies and leaves his fortune to Emmett, but includes the clause that he not be publicly outed as a gay man. Emmett struggles with the idea of being rich or being honest, and eventually decides it's more important to tell the world who George was and that they loved each other than to have money.