Thrifty Fashionista Gifts

Westport Grunge

Man with cut off jeans next to 50% off sign

"Is this to make me feel bad for not getting you that laptop?"

'It's rather unorthodox, but it appears the deposit refund on the empties will cover your first interest payment.'

"It was terrifying experience being faced with that kind of compulsive, insane behaviour...I tell you it's positively the last time I put foot in the sales!"

"They're on special offer so I got three times more than I could ever use for twice as much as I could afford!"

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

Queen of Upcycling!

'We are entering an era of thrift, so in place of champagne and canapes, there will be a jumble sale.'

'I've never opened her up on the highway, but I get great mileage in the city!'

"I'm on a tight budget. Make it look like I cut at myself."

'We don't know what it is but it was in the sale so we thought we'd better get one before they sold out.'

Your energy bill is enclosed. You might want to sit down.

'You raised the price of air to 50c!' 'Inflation.'

'It makes conferences so much cheaper, no travel costs and we only need to buy our own drinks!'

The Walk of Shame

'What can you get with a quarter?'

'Margaret, what are we doing on this cruise ship that we couldn't have done at home, cheaper?'

"I'm taking your advice and saving my money!"

"I don't know...seems like budget cuts have gone pretty far this year."

'I received your list of the type of company car you'd like to receive. The Maserati, Ferrari, Porche and Viper isn't possible, but there is a 1978 Pinto with your name written all over it.'

Welcome all to the monthly gathering of Tightwads United. Hi there. Hello. Hey. On tonight's agenda: Dumpster diving, coupon clipping, and a special lecture. How to carpool while always getting the other person to drive. I'm like a god. Woohoo!! Yeah!!! Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap. Tightwads United.

"Let's start with a couple of glasses of water and if that goes well I'll order two coffees."

'Withdrawal symptoms.'

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

The Bargain Brand

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

"We could have a Do-It-Yourself wedding! Your friends could do the cake and flowers, Uncle Jim could do the photos..."

"I've been told to go through all our expenses...cut out any fat, get rid of any costly perks!"

"We've been milked all day at the office. Now we girls deserve a little R&R."

Martin hated dining alone – but loved the savings.

"For Pete's sake, Helen, will you break down and buy a hair dryer!"

How much would you take off for cash?

Electricity Bills

Cost cutting construction ideas that failed: using rhubarb instead of rebar in concrete.