Frugality Faker Pillows

He knew it. She was cheating on him again. Buying brand-name products and putting them in bulk containers. You know, just to appear thrifty.

"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...'

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

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

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

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.'

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

Doris was determined to save money on cat parlour fees!

'How much did you save this year?'

'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!'

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

"Is that neat whisky?"

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."

Pandora's box.

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

"Do you have a dollar menu?"

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

"Do you have this in an $11.99?"

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

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

How to do without