Frugality Fanatics T-Shirts

'Hand me your issue of esquire. I have a hot date.'

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

'What do you do with the time you save?'

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

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

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

Clancy Strip: Money and Beer

'Dave will only turn the heating on when he thinks it's absolutely necessary.'

'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."

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

Pandora's box.

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

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

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

How to save on your heating bill...

'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?'

"Do you have this in an $11.99?"

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

"Do you have a dollar menu?"

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

"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."

How to do without

'You must know my kids...they spend like there's no tomorrow.'

'Generally, cost-cutting is a good thing. Specifically, too much of a good thing.'

Today, it's chic to be cheap.

'Remember, Henderson - A penny saved is a departmental oversight.'

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

"Armstrong, you're the cheapest cheapskate on earth." "Not yet, but a man can dream." "This toothache is killing me but I have no money and no insurance. Do you know where I can find a really cheap dentist?" "Of course. I can give you my guy's name. He works for peanuts." "I’ll get a pen." "You’ll also need a passport and lots of penicillin."

"I wanted to give Christmas bonuses but that would violate the separation of church and business."

"It's cheaper to buy soap in chunks instead of bars. Just chip off what you need."

"He was right about saving that box. It did come in handy."