It has been reported that Imam was very sensitive about personal expenditures and finances.
One of Imam’s office workers say that once he bought a bit more meat to make plenty of food during the holy month of Ramadan to breakfast.
When he took the bill to Imam, he was asked what inspired him to buy more meat and other food stuffs while the number of guests had not been exceeded on the particular evening.
It became evident that Sheikh Abdul Ali Qarhi, a prominent cleric had asked the worker to buy more food stuffs for the dinner.
At this Imam said that Sheikh could make a separate system for his meal if he doesn’t like our dinner.
(Extracted from the special event from Imam Khomeini’s life, PP: 146-147)