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Extreme Cheapskates
Extreme Cheapskates

Extreme Cheapskates

—"Extreme Cheapskates" profiles people who stop at nothing to spend nothing. From making reusable toilet paper and reusing dental floss to diving in garbage bins for gifts, these penny pinchers devise outrageous ways to cuts costs by any means necessary. In the half-hour episodes, viewers meet nifty-thrifty folks including Kay, who washes her clothes while she showers; Greg, who flushes his toilet just once a week; Ben, who makes his own toothpaste; Abdul, the "ultimate haggler"; and Vickie, a mother of five who refuses to spend money for a telephone, a television or even new clothes for her kids.
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Season 16 of 7 Episodes

  • Kate has a cheap lifestyle in New York.

  • Terence and Greg cause friction when others rebel against their budgets.

  • Victoria's boyfriend Steve moves in to see if he can handle her jarring and flush free lifestyle.

  • Abdul and Vickie take cheapness to a new level; haggling the price of an anniversary gift and using road kill for gifts.

  • Jeff travels by bike to save on gas, crashes on his friends' couch and repays their kindness with a cringe-worthy meal.

  • Ben throws a party on a $4 budget; Roy shows how he freezes his assets.

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28 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Guide to Love
    Rick & Karissa; Torski
    In Sickness and in Wealth
    Kate
    Shelly
    All Wrapped Up
    Angel; Mark
    Terence; Greg
    Home Is Where the Cart Is
    Melody; Marlin
  • Guide to Love

    Learning how love does not cost a thing, from reusing funeral flowers to used hotel sheets and thrift store lingerie.
    Upcoming
  • Rick & Karissa; Torski

    A husband and wife have been competing to be cheaper than the other since their wedding; they share everything to limit cost.
    Upcoming
  • In Sickness and in Wealth

    Karen and Barry fry breakfast on the car engine and pull their own teeth at home to avoid spending money.
    Upcoming
  • Kate

    Kate has a cheap lifestyle in New York.
    Upcoming
  • Shelly

    A mother-of-two has been penny-pinching for more than twenty years; her biggest challenge will be throwing her daughter's wedding on a tight budget.
    Upcoming
  • All Wrapped Up

    Todd wraps everything he owns in plastic to preserve the value, from his car to his bathroom.
    Upcoming
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"Extreme Cheapskates" profiles people who stop at nothing to spend nothing. From making reusable toilet paper and reusing dental floss to diving in garbage bins for gifts, these penny pinchers devise outrageous ways to cuts costs by any means necessary. In the half-hour episodes, viewers meet nifty-thrifty folks including Kay, who washes her clothes while she showers; Greg, who flushes his toilet just once a week; Ben, who makes his own toothpaste; Abdul, the "ultimate haggler"; and Vickie, a mother of five who refuses to spend money for a telephone, a television or even new clothes for her kids.

Starring

David Kaye, Patricia Pinto, Francesca Pinto, Monica Pinto, Brittney Watson, Emilio Vitolo

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