21 Very, Um, "Creative" Life Hacks From “Extreme Cheapskates” That I'm Not So Sure Were Worth The Money Saved

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So if you've never heard of Extreme Cheapskates, it's a show that profiles incredibly frugal people who come up with the most inventive (and sometimes disturbing) ways to save a few dollars. Here are some of the most shocking "hacks" I've seen from this show:

1.This person who used lint from the drying machine in place of cotton swabs to remove nail polish remover or apply makeup:

A woman is doing laundry and then looking at herself in the mirror, showing part of a storyline
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2.This person who reused yogurt cups as drinking cups so he'd never have to buy any:

Person drinking from a small carton with a cabinet door open behind them
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3.This person who applied pickles to bug bites instead of buying ointments:

Woman receiving an injection on her arm; same woman in an interview wearing a floral top
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4.The person who made literal roadkill for dinner:

A family taking roadkill and preparing it for dinner
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5.The person who sun-dried his tissues so he could reuse them:

A man sun drying his used tissues so he can use them again
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6.This person who would put food in the dishwasher so the machine could cook it and wash dishes at the same time:

Three images: Top shows lasagna dish, middle features person cooking in a kitchen, and bottom depicts a dirty baking tray in a dishwasher
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7.This person who routinely took packets of ketchup from restaurants to refill his empty ketchup bottles at home:

A person interacts with staff in a diner; close-up of a hand opening a condiment packet
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8.The person who poured alcohol from the bar spill mat into shot glasses for her friends🤢:

A woman pouring spilt liquor from a bar spill mat into shot glasses and serving them to her friends
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9.This person who wore all her clothes on a flight to avoid checking in luggage:

A woman wearing multiple clothes over each other to avoid checking luggage at the airport
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10.This person who stored his jeans in the freezer to "clean" them instead of using his washing machine:

Man opening a refrigerator full of various food items in a kitchen scene from a TV show
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11.This person who peeled bananas at the grocery store so the produce bag would weigh less at checkout:

Person shopping for bananas in a grocery store
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12.This millionaire (not a joke) who served people cat food instead of tuna because tuna was more expensive:

A woman feeding her ex-husband cat food instead of tuna because it's 30 cent cheaper
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13.The person who collected rainwater to shower in:

A man setting up water bottles in his backyard to catch rain and funneled through a tube into his bathroom
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14.This person who repurposed her hair as floss:

A woman using a strand of her hair to floss
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15.This person who wouldn't buy plates because he could get them for free from other places:

Man holding a plate with a panda face design, standing in a kitchen
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16.This person who peed in a jar instead of a toilet to lower the water bill:

A woman sniffing a bottle of her pee
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17.This person who separated his two-ply toilet paper so he could get two roles for the price of one:

Man examining a towel in a kitchen setting, possibly from a scene in a TV show or movie
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18.This person who did house chores at night to lower the electric bill:

A woman doing chores at night
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19.This person who blew up their air mattress with their mouth to save money on electricity:

A woman blowing up her air mattress with her mouth
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20.The person who didn't believe in buying toilet paper:

A woman using soap to wipe after pooping instead of toilet paper
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21.And lastly, this person who repurposed his hot tub to clean dishes, bathe, and WARM UP FOOD:

A person relaxes in a hot tub; three separate scenes show a hand with a paint roller, the person in the tub, and adjusting the tub settings
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