On the radio today the business guy that comes on once in a while as fill in programming was talking about some of the extreme frugal things that people do to save money, some of the more frugal things people are up to, and some of the super extreme things that people do that are just over the line. Chances are, if you are living this frugally either you are living is destitute poverty, or you are cheap. Enjoy.

Normal frugality:

-A man saves all the boxes he gets because inevitably either he or a family member at some point moves, packs something, or needs a box for a gift. Normally it would have to be bought, but not around him: hes got boxes of any size.

-A lady makes her kids Popsicles out of juice and toothpicks

Getting extreme frugal:

- A man called in to say he and his wife have a group of neighbors that they all make grocery lists together and then shop at Sams (using one shared Sam’s account) and divvy the bulk groceries that way.

-A man would wait for abandoned houses to be condemned and the night before demolition he would take the copper pipe out of the house to recycle. (Not sure if this is even ethical….)

Oh Dear Lord you cheapskates:

-A college kid called in to say he would eat the leftovers in the commons area after people got up to leave for classes

-A guy says that his buddy collects partially cigarettes out of ashtrays and puts them away for later or finishes them.

-A lady called in to say her mother in law only writes in pencil so she can erase things off the paper and reuse it.

-A lady reuses her paper towels after they dry out

-A man called in to say he had created a separate urinal system for his house that transported the waste to an outdoor evaporator and used ‘purified’ water to water his lawn.

Anyone else got any good ones?  Ill leave you with a pic I got from JD at GRS.

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