—"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 313 of 13 Episodes

Learning how love does not cost a thing, from reusing funeral flowers to used hotel sheets and thrift store lingerie.
Karen and Barry fry breakfast on the car engine and pull their own teeth at home to avoid spending money.
Todd wraps everything he owns in plastic to preserve the value, from his car to his bathroom.
Flight attendant Steffanie takes her boyfriend to the Unclaimed Baggage Center; professional doorman RJ Andrews lives rent-free by house sitting 365 days a year.
Kelly insulates her entire house with plastic to save money and now plans to bring her Pilates studio into the home; Pelin cuts hair and must find cheap bridal party products to trim her budget.
Finding spare change in vacuum canisters at the car wash; a woman who limits herself to one piece of gum every three days.
Using exercise equipment in the sporting goods store instead of going to a gym; spending just three dollars to stage and sell homes.
A woman scours obituaries and visits surviving family members hoping to take the deceased person's clothing; a man introduces his wife to his family of cheapskates.
A garden of silk flowers and replacing a lawn with artificial grass; a man tries to land a job in sales with promises to save his employer money.
A chef cooks for lobster taste on a tuna fish budget; a woman who converted an abandoned hospital into her home for a fraction of the price.
A frugal couple saved for their wedding by dumpster diving for decorations; a NYC bartender looks for an apartment for rent and refuses to spend anywhere near the average pricey rent.
Penny-pinchers try to hit the open road without opening their wallets; making their own boots; looking for quarters at an arcade; cooking breakfast on a car engine; packing food to avoid buffets.
Sarah Grace goes to junkyards to find Christmas gifts for her family; Shelley Watson makes a Christmas turkey mutation out of ground meat, chicken and turkey legs.

Learning how love does not cost a thing, from reusing funeral flowers to used hotel sheets and thrift store lingerie.
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A husband and wife have been competing to be cheaper than the other since their wedding; they share everything to limit cost.
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Karen and Barry fry breakfast on the car engine and pull their own teeth at home to avoid spending money.
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Kate has a cheap lifestyle in New York.
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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.
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Todd wraps everything he owns in plastic to preserve the value, from his car to his bathroom.
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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.

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

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