My goodness you missed a doozie on that show last night. A family with 6 kids -- they do not use toilet paper. Mom cuts up pieces of cloth to use in place of toilet paper. They place the dirty cloths in a small plastic garbage container and then she washes and REUSES them. And, while at the park, in the midst of side stepping dog poop, she cuts chives and other greenery from the ground to use in their salad. One last thing -- she buys EXPIRED groceries ON PURPOSE to feed the family. This behavior is beyond being cheap -- it's a tad kooky.
BEYOND EXTREME CHEAPSKATE - TLC
December 29th, 2011 at 07:23 pm
December 29th, 2011 at 07:32 pm 1325187140
December 29th, 2011 at 08:20 pm 1325190049
Go to the forum section here on SA and there is a poster (too cheap?) that does some outrageous things. He actually goes to a restaraunt and begs people for the food they aren't going to eat so he can go out to eat for free.
December 29th, 2011 at 08:43 pm 1325191413
December 29th, 2011 at 10:07 pm 1325196442
As for the guy at the restaurant, that seriously lacks class. If he is going to sit in a restaurant and use up their space, waitstaff, etc, he needs to be a paying customer-- or he should stay home.
December 29th, 2011 at 11:13 pm 1325200386
December 30th, 2011 at 03:11 am 1325214671
In the short term, one ER bill for the family may not turn out to be all that frugal.
December 30th, 2011 at 03:29 am 1325215750
December 30th, 2011 at 04:16 am 1325218615
January 7th, 2012 at 03:59 pm 1325951954
Ha, Nika! That's for sure. Paying for an ER trip (with or without insurance) is going to makes those seem like pretty expensive chives. I think you have to balance frugality with common sense, or it can definitely lead to adverse consequences. I like fresh food from outside as much as anyone. In fact, I prefer it. However, I would not wade through dog excrement to get it!
Jerry