Frugal Innovator Mugs

"I know we said we would get you a laptop.. but this will have to do until business gets better."

'Using my old pool to stock up om expensive gas was an excellent idea.'

Can't buy a car? Here are other options.

"Insulating the house was too expensive... so I just insulated Gerald instead."

Modern kite for wind energy.

A bridge builder using an organic blow torch.

Genetic modification creating plastic from plant cellulose.

Sea weed harvest.

Smart card.

Grandma was very innovative in her ideas!

"We didn’t have enough in the budget to replace you with a real robot."

Solar Plant

'These spare Christmas decorations make perfect bird scarers.'

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

Dr B orge tests his new cow-fart ozone depletion meter.

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

"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."

You will always find a spot to garden

"We were looking for a non-hackable, energy efficient data center. Thanks for the file cabinet."

'I'm beginning to think outside the box again - get my GP quickly!'

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

"In other news, oil and gas prices became irrelevant today when scientists announced that pretty much anything can run on caffeine."

'Styrofoam.'

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

The mobile -priest was keen to use modern technology to 'keep in touch' with his parishioners!

Tree with Drain Pipe

"If you don't have weights at home, try using canned food or the psychological burden of simply existing in this world!"

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

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

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

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

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

"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."

'Yes, this is the most direct offsetting of carbon emissions I've seen.'

"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."