Extreme Cheapskates
Exploration of people who go to remarkable lengths to save money for themselves and their families.
- 2011-2014
- 3 seasons
- TLC
- Reality
- TV-PG
Exploration of people who go to remarkable lengths to save money for themselves and their families.
Season 3 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2014
Episode 0
Guide to Love
Wed, Sep 24, 2014 43 mins
From taking funeral flowers for a date, redoing a bedroom with used hotel sheets, buying thrift store lingerie, or planning a vow renewal on a shoestring budget, Extreme Cheapskates Guide To Love showcases four tightwads who've cut love's high costs.
Episode 1
In Sickness and in Wealth
Wed, Oct 1, 2014 20 mins
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.
Episode 2
All Wrapped Up
Wed, Oct 1, 2014
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.
Episode 3
Home Is Where the Cart Is
Wed, Oct 8, 2014 20 mins
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.
Episode 4
Cheap Hair Day
Wed, Oct 8, 2014 21 mins
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.
Episode 5
Father Knows Debt
Wed, Oct 15, 2014 20 mins
Patriarch Raul Pinto scours through vacuum canisters with his kids Nicholas Pinto and Francesca Pinto at the car wash in hopes of finding spare change. And Kia Cambridge limits herself to one piece of gum, every three days.
Episode 6
Pool Rules: No Spending
Wed, Oct 15, 2014 21 mins
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.
Episode 7
Nobody Pays Retail
Wed, Oct 22, 2014 21 mins
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.
Episode 8
The Grass is Always Cheaper
Wed, Oct 29, 2014 20 mins
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.
Episode 9
Feast or Famine
Wed, Nov 5, 2014 21 mins
Ron S. shows us how to cook for lobster taste on a tuna fish budget.
Episode 11
Diving for Dollars
Wed, Nov 12, 2014 20 mins
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.
Episode 12
Vacations!
Wed, Nov 19, 2014 43 mins
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.
Episode 13
Merry Cheapskate Christmas
Wed, Dec 10, 2014 42 mins
Sarah Gracel visits junkyards for her family's Christmas gifts. Shelley creates a Christmas turkey mutation out of ground meat, chicken and turkey legs.
