Extreme Cheapskates

2012
4.3
138 reviews
TV-14
Rating
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Season 3 episodes (13)

1 Guide to Love
9/24/14
Reusing funeral flowers for a date, redoing bedrooms with used hotel sheets, buying thrift store lingerie, or planning vow renewals for almost nothing, Extreme Cheapskates Guide To Love shows that love doesn't have to cost a thing.
2 In Sickness and in Wealth
10/1/14
Extreme Cheapskates Karen and Barry cannot stand the idea of spending money. Whether it's frying breakfast on the car engine or pulling out their own tooth at home, no task is too big and no savings too small.
3 All Wrapped Up
10/1/14
Todd Moriarty is obsessed with preserving the value of his assets. In an effort to keep his home looking like new, he wraps all of his possessions - from his car to his bathroom, in plastic wrap.
4 Home is Where the Cart Is
10/8/14
Flight attendant Steffanie takes her boyfriend to the Unclaimed Baggage Center in hopes of pushing their relationship to the next level. Professional doorman RJ Andrews has no fixed address, but lives rent-free by house sitting 365 days a year.
5 Cheap Hair Day
10/8/14
Kelley saves money by insulating her entire house with plastic. Now she's bringing her Pilates studio into the home to save $800 a month. Pelin cuts hair and costs at her salon and must find cheap bridal party products to trim her budget.
6 Father Knows Debt
10/15/14
Patriarch Raul Pinto scours through vacuum canisters at the car wash in hopes of finding spare change. And Kia Cambridge limits herself to one piece of gum, every three days.
7 Pool Rules: No Spending
10/15/14
Homemaker Jeni Cox goes to sporting good stores, using the exercise equipment on display in lieu of a gym membership. Realtor Lisa DiMercurio spends just three dollars to stage and sell her homes.
8 Nobody Pays Retail
10/22/14
Lydia Abate scours the obituaries, then visits surviving family members in hopes of taking the deceased person's clothing off of their hands. Mason Roberts introduces his wife to his entire family of cheapskates.
9 The Grass is Always Cheaper
10/29/14
Jamie's entire garden is made up solely of silk flowers. Now, she aims to replace her whole lawn with artificial grass, to eliminate her landscaping bill. Justin tries to land a job in sales, where he promises to save his employer tons of dough.
10 Feast or Famine
11/5/14
Cooking instructor Ron Maestri shows us how to cook for lobster taste on a tunafish budget. Rocker Goldy Locks converted an abandoned hospital into her home, for just the fraction of the price.
11 Diving for Dollars
11/12/14
With their wedding only days away, frugal couple Anne Marie and Peter save a fortune by dumpster diving for decorations. NYC Bartender Anthony looks for an apartment and refuses to spend anywhere near the rent of pricey New York apartments.
12 Vacations
11/19/14
Follow a group of penny-pinching Americans who want to hit the open road without breaking open their wallets including a family of four who share one bunk bed at a Dude Ranch and a mom and daughter who wear their clothes and pack food in their carry on.
13 Merry Cheapskate Christmas
12/10/14
Sarah Gracel visits junkyards for her family's Christmas gifts. Shelley Watson creates a Christmas turkey mutation out of ground meat, chicken and turkey legs.

About this show

Self-proclaimed frugalistas go to radical lengths to save money. These extreme penny pinchers share their best money-saving tips, from dumpster diving and excessive recycling to strict budgeting.

Ratings and reviews

4.3
138 reviews
Gail Timm
December 17, 2014
Uck! I've seen this show once before. I still say Uck, but on the other hand some of it make sense. If more people would consider doing some of this stuff then our landfills would not be over filled & just think of the money you could save. I didn't get to see this, my WiFi is down in this area, maybe tomorrow. Thanks for sending again.
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A Google user
November 16, 2015
Grew up with a friend whose family was so cheap, they'd take any presents/gifts &try to return it to the store for money.They'd also show off these fashionable clothes& preach about being well-dressed, when in fact they got all their clothes from Salvation Army. Now grown, they talk about how much money friends make (not polite). Another friend who's so greedy, when she visited my home, she asked me to pay her back for the highway toll! Nonetheless, I am no longer close friends with these pathetic morons.
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It's Jen
January 15, 2017
This show is fascinating. A lot of it is over the top and absurd, but at the same time, there are some good ideas.
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