Frugality Champions Gifts

'OK, it's your turn to stand by the pilot light.'

"We were able to retire 6 years early by canceling cable & eliminating anything fun."

'If by 'great', you mean 'terrible', then yes, we have plenty of great beers for under $4.00 a six-pack.'

'That's what I thought, finances are tight: She's switched to no-name cat food...'

"Ten Dollars?! I can't eat that." Bob was on a strict low-cost diet.

Thrift: have your arms and legs amputated, use a pillow for a bed!

Thrift: New way to eat eggs (avoid needless transport costs).

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

"In the current market, it's just more practical."

'It's cheaper than gas.'

Clancy Strip: Money and Beer

'The scariest story I know is escalating health care costs.'

Doris was determined to save money on cat parlour fees!

'How much did you save this year?'

'The sick economy isn't why J.B.has cut back on spending. He always was a tightwad.'

'Withdrawal symptoms.'

"Years of penny-pinching really paid off. The price of copper just went up again."

'It took a six hour operation to remove this fiver from your fist.'

'Less spare change under the cushion is my leading economic indicator!'

"Is that neat whisky?"

Pandora's box.

Martin hated dining alone – but loved the savings.

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

"That's too big a pill for me to swallow, Harold!"

"He can afford a bigger cage. His old tax forms line the bottom."

"Do you have a dollar menu?"

"... And how are you enjoying the cheapest bottle of wine on the menu?"

How to do without

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

"Do you have this in an $11.99?"

'And don't say you could have done it cheaper and better at home.'