Extreme Cheapskates

2012
4.3
138 reviews
TV-14
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Season 2 episodes (8)

1 Rick & Karissa / Torski
10/30/13
Karissa and her husband Rick have been competing to be cheaper than the other since their wedding five years ago. By sharing everything from their shower to a single toothbrush, this cheapskate couple has no limit to their cost cutting.
2 Shelly
10/30/13
Mother-of-two Shelley has been penny-pinching in Mesa, Arizona for over twenty years. But Shelley's biggest money saving challenge is going to be throwing her daughter Ashley's wedding on a one thousand dollar budget.
3 Angel / Mark
11/6/13
Although she's 8 months pregnant, Angel frequents local junkyards on a regular basis with her husband Orlando. Mark lives in Las Vegas and yet he manages to not spend a penny of his full time salary.
4 Melody / Marlin
11/6/13
Melody manages to only spend $1,000 a month for her family of four by sharing her extreme ways. They all sleep in one bed and share bath water. And Marlin will face his biggest cost-saving challenge as he organizes his daughter's sweet-sixteen.
5 Matt / Sarah
11/13/13
To afford his dream of becoming a pro-wrestler, Matt has reduced his spending to just $300 a month. Extreme Cheapskate Sarah saves on groceries by never leaving one of her family's catering events without leftovers.
6 The Obriens
11/13/13
The O'Brien's refuse to buy anything new and instead find ingenious ways of fixing their broken belongings. Aimee's total net worth is 5.3 million dollars but she refuses to spend more than $1000 a month.
7 Jordan / Michael
11/20/13
Utah housewife Jordan manages to only spend $1400 a month for her family of five by rationing everything and asking her neighbors for their leftovers. Michael finds new uses for everything, including his bath water to do the dishes and his laundry.
8 Stephanie / Larry
11/27/13
Stephanie's cheap behavior embarrasses her boyfriend, Patrick, who thinks they have plenty of money to spend. Larry is the cheapest mechanic in Texas. He even avoids paying rent by living and working in his garage.

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
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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D isme
February 23, 2017
This is complete and total ineffable TV. I paid to watch a man serve unsanitary food to other people has anyone thought about if hes so cheap then how much is he charging people for that class? The mid life crisis "woman" using socks for her menses his just you can think of the word I am sure!
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Pam Henderson
November 7, 2014
Its interesting to see how ppl.live and ideas they come up with..Some I would also do but I am not going to some of the extremes I have seen on this show..
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