Frugal Drinker Gifts

'Ask for a glass from the largest bottle. You'll get more that way.'

When Tia Carmen says... "I got it for a very good price!" it means...she stopped at a garage sale on the way home.

My 5-year-old nephew cut his hair! His mom was so upset until she thought: 'Wait a minute! I just saved 12 bucks!'

Clancy Strip: Money and Beer

Cheapskate Cruises

'Phone for help? Are you mad? Have you any idea how much it costs to use a mobile abroad?'

"I can't believe I'm paying $5,000 a month for you to stream Intro to Psychology when I get all of TV for $15.99."

"It's made from all our old leftovers. I call it 'Rescue Casserole.'"

"To keep warm in winter you're looking at a new central heating system costing £20,000."

'Withdrawal symptoms.'

"Sure, you can buy them another round, but is this really how you want to spend your MacArthur Grant?"

"Why pay for a tree in November when you can get one off the side of the road in January for free?"

"I always say; 'You don't need to spend a lot of money to have a good time on a first date."

"I know we have to cut costs, but is bringing only one of each a good idea?"

'Two can't live as cheaply as one, but we will get double - occupancy rates when we travel'

How to do without

"They've worked out the can save money by sharing toilet reading material."

"He's given up trying to find anything else he can cut to reach 40% savings."

"Do you have this in an $11.99?"

'Yes, Bob, Allan's wife did let him buy tickets to the big game, but then Allan didn't spend all his allowance on nachos and beer, now, did he?'

"Why can't you just buy some modern LED lights?"

'Most of the dental floss gets thrown out on used. No wonder I'm always broke.'

"This is your great, great uncle Orlando. He was a great mathematician, but a little cheap. He always picked up the check at restaurants...but only to make sure the math was right."

"I know one secret! Not spending $30 on a book filled with common sense!"

"There's no getting away from the numbers....only by forgetting holidays, giving up drink, the cinema, meals out and socialising...will we be able to afford any quality of life when we retire."

'I wish you'd put the heater back on Frank! Even the wall ducks have gone somewhere warmer!'

"Fuel poverty is not the same as being too mean to switch the heating on...."

"If I promise to come back serval times, can I get the group rate?"

'To save money, Bob started making his own wine. This Chablis, for example, only cost him $329 a bottle.'

'We've all had to cut costs a smidge.'

'He arranged it himself. Let's face it he really was the skinflint's skinflint...'