Ben Applies Cornstarch to Cool Off! | Extreme Cheapskates (Full Episode)

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Wild. You can't tell me he saves money though driving that truck down to the creek to get water. Not gonna buy that in 100 years.

👍︎︎ 15 👤︎︎ u/ATX_rider 📅︎︎ Jun 27 2019 🗫︎ replies

I was hoping to find a helpful cost saving tip or two... I did not find any that I could incorporate into my life.

👍︎︎ 10 👤︎︎ u/Jl_15 📅︎︎ Jun 26 2019 🗫︎ replies

I always enjoy seeing Austin on TV and stumbled on this gem.

This can't possibly be true..

👍︎︎ 11 👤︎︎ u/ciscotree 📅︎︎ Jun 26 2019 🗫︎ replies

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👍︎︎ 7 👤︎︎ u/[deleted] 📅︎︎ Jun 27 2019 🗫︎ replies

The corn starch part killed me. This guy must smell like shit all of the time.

👍︎︎ 6 👤︎︎ u/FLDJF713 📅︎︎ Jun 27 2019 🗫︎ replies

Hey, this is my old landlord! Really wonderful, genuine guy.

👍︎︎ 5 👤︎︎ u/nutella_with_fruit 📅︎︎ Jun 27 2019 🗫︎ replies

holy shit! this reminds of the old-austin i fell in love with. this is a great example of the quaint culture that we are losing. hopefully, this guy can keep paying the rent.

"I probably spent like a dollar on the materials and i'll have toothpaste the rest of my life..."

👍︎︎ 6 👤︎︎ u/glichez 📅︎︎ Jun 27 2019 🗫︎ replies

Poor man probably died of heat stroke trying to save $.99 dragging that garbage can full of contaminated non potable water out of Barton Creek. RIP dude keeping Austin word.

👍︎︎ 2 👤︎︎ u/Roguecop 📅︎︎ Jun 27 2019 🗫︎ replies
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YOU JUST ATE 14 SAMPLES. I'M A LITTLE FULL. THANKS A LOT. Narrator: WHEN IT COMES TO MONEY, THERE ARE THOSE WHO SAVE... AT $3.85 A GALLON, WHY GO FAST? ...THERE ARE THOSE WHO ARE STINGY... THIS IS MY FROZEN ASSETS. ...AND THEN THERE ARE CHEAPSKATES. THIS MOVIE THEATER GIVES FREE REFILLS. THEY EAT FOOD DESTINED FOR THE TRASH. THEY FIND WAYS TO REPURPOSE APPLIANCES. Ben: IT'S KIND OF AN ALL-IN-ONE CLEANER. AND THEY PUT A WRENCH IN SPENDING MONEY. I DON'T LIKE USING TAP WATER AND PAYING FOR IT. 99 CENTS! Narrator: WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF "EXTREME CHEAPSKATES." MY NAME IS ROY HAYNES, AND I AM AN EXTREME CHEAPSKATE. I LIVE IN VERMONT WITH MY WIFE, LISA. Lisa: THE FRUGAL WAYS THAT ROY HAS HAVE ALLOWED US TO FOCUS OUR TIME AND EFFORT ON SAVING ANIMALS, AS OPPOSED TO HAVING TO GO TO A REGULAR JOB EVERY DAY 9:00 TO 5:00. HERE THEY GO! GO ON, GUYS. I PERCEIVE MYSELF AS BEING VERY "ROYSOURCEFUL." IT'S WORKED OUT WELL FOR US. I LOVE MY HUSBAND, ROY, BUT, BOY, IS HE A CHEAPSKATE. HERE WE ARE IN MY KITCHEN. BASIC REFRIGERATOR. I'LL SHOW YOU ONE OF THE MANY WAYS THAT I SAVE MONEY. YOU'LL NOTICE THE CHERRIES HAVE NO STEMS ON THEM 'CAUSE I PULL THEM ALL OFF BEFORE I WEIGH THEM SO I DON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THE STEMS 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T EAT THE STEMS. AND THESE ARE GRAPES, WHICH I DO THE SAME THING FOR. I PULL THE LITTLE VINES OFF -- SAVE FOUR, FIVE CENTS EACH TIME. MMM! TASTES DELICIOUS. WHAT I'M DOING HERE IS TAKING A PIECE OF BANANA. MOST PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT IT MAKES AN EXCELLENT DEVICE FOR SHINING YOUR SHOES WITH. Lisa: MY HUSBAND TRIES STOP ME FROM SPENDING. IT'S VERY...ANNOYING. Roy: THIS IS MY FROZEN ASSETS. WE HAVE A CREDIT CARD, BUT TRY NOT TO ABUSE IT. I FREEZE THE CREDIT CARD SO THAT IT'S NOT EASILY ACCESSIBLE. WHAT I'M DOING IS THAWING OUT THE ICE. IT'S A LOT OF EFFORT, SO IN ORDER FOR MY WIFE TO USE IT, SHE HAS TO PUT SOME LABOR INTO IT. THESE ARE MY PAPER TOWELS THAT HAVE BEEN USED AND REUSED AND REUSED AND REUSED, AND THEY'RE STILL QUITE FUNCTIONAL, AS YOU SEE. I SAVE ABOUT $100 A YEAR IN PAPER TOWELS ALONE. COFFEE IS VERY EXPENSIVE, SO INSTEAD OF USING IT FREELY, I KIND OF REUSE IT. THIS ONE'S GOTTEN THREE OR FOUR CUPS OUT OF IT ALREADY, BUT I'M STILL NOT DONE WITH IT YET. I HAVE ONE MORE FINAL USE FOR IT. WINDOW CLEANER COSTS PROBABLY AROUND $3 A SPRAY BOTTLE. WELL, I DON'T PURCHASE IT. I MAKE MY OWN OUT OF THE COFFEE GROUNDS. I SHAKE IT UP. ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS TO BE DIRTY, YOU WILL SEE HOW CLEAN IT CAN GET A WINDOW. SAVING AN ADDITIONAL $3 EVERY MONTH OR SO, WHICH ADDS UP TO MAYBE $40, $50 A YEAR. CLEAR AS DAYLIGHT. ONE OF THE WAYS THAT I SAVE MONEY IN MY BATHROOM, FOR ABOUT FIVE TO SIX CENTS, I TAKE ONE OF THOSE BUBBLING ANTACID TABLETS, AND I JUST DROP IT IN THE BOWL. AND VOILà -- SPARKLING CLEAN. IN THE TANK OF THE TOILET, JUST INSERT A LARGE STONE OR A BRICK, AND IT REPLACES A GREAT DEAL OF THE WATER. SAVES ABOUT $8 A MONTH, $100 A YEAR. I HAVE PROBABLY A LIFETIME SUPPLY OF DENTAL FLOSS, CONSIDERING I REUSE IT. WHEN I GO TO THE DENTIST, I JUST ASK FOR FREE SAMPLES, AND THEY'RE HAPPY TO GIVE IT TO YOU. SO I USE IT ONCE OR TWICE, MAKE SURE THERE'S NOTHING CLINGING ON, HANG IT ON MY CLOTHES LINE. ULTIMATELY, ROY'S ROY, AND HE'S NOT GONNA SPEND A LOT OF MONEY, EVEN IF I'M THERE. AT THE ICE-CREAM SHOP, I WAS EXPECTING MAYBE A SUNDAE OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. YES, CAN I HELP YOU, FOLKS? HEY, HOW ARE YOU? HI. HOW ABOUT I TRY THEM, SEE WHICH ONES I LIKE? DO YOU HAVE A LITTLE CUP, BY ANY CHANCE? SURE. BEAUTIFUL. WE GOT CHOCOLATE, BLACK RASPBERRY. ALL RIGHT, I'LL TRY SOME. TRY WHAT? THE SAMPLES. ONE OF EACH, MAYBE? ONE OF EACH? Man: OH, YOU DON'T WANT BIRTHDAY CAKE? IT'S A BIG DECISION, YOU KNOW. DID YOU WANT A TASTE? THIS IS BIRTHDAY CAKE. [ Muffled ] OH, BIRTHDAY CAKE. THAT'S NOT BAD. WHAT CAN I GET YOU? WHAT ELSE YOU GOT? ANOTHER SAMPLE? YEAH. HOW DO I KNOW WHAT I LIKE UNLESS I TRY THEM? MA'AM, ARE YOU WITH HIM? YEAH. I DIDN'T FEEL TOO GOOD THAT MY HUSBAND WAS UP THERE SAMPLING, SAMPLING, SAMPLING. HE LOOKED REALLY COMFORTABLE, AND I WAS REALLY UNCOMFORTABLE. BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WHAT ARE YOU GETTING? I GOT THESE. I'M FULL NOW. SO WHAT IS IT GONNA BE? Lisa: WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO? I'M A LITTLE FULL. THANKS A LOT. HE DIDN'T PAY FOR NOTHING! YOU JUST ATE 14 SAMPLES! I THOUGHT YOU WERE GETTING REAL ICE CREAM. IT IS. IT'S REAL ICE CREAM. BUT IT'S SAMPLES OF ICE CREAM THAT YOU JUST HOGGED. YOU CAN'T COME TO A PLACE LIKE THIS AND GET SAMPLES. IT WAS MORTIFYING. SHE WAS LESS THAN HAPPY WITH THE FREE SAMPLES WE GOT FOR ICE CREAM. I SAVED MONEY, BUT SHE WASN'T PLEASED AT ALL. Lisa: ROY NEVER WANTS TO SPEND MONEY, SO WE HARDLY GO OUT. I CAME UP WITH THE GREAT IDEA OF A MONTHLY DATE NIGHT, SO ROY AND I COULD GO OUT EVERY MONTH AND GET OUT OF THE HOUSE AND ENJOY OURSELVES TOGETHER. IT'S DATE NIGHT, ROY. AGAIN? WE JUST HAD ONE. THAT WAS ABOUT 30 DAYS AGO. I HAVE IT DOWN ON THE CALENDAR. I TOOK YOU SOMEWHERE EXPENSIVE, REMEMBER? I DROVE YOU TO THE GAS STATION. I DON'T THINK THAT REALLY COUNTS AS A DATE. YOU GOT TO TAKE ME SOMEWHERE. HOW ABOUT OUT TO DINNER? HOW ABOUT A BOAT RIDE? BOAT RIDE? THAT'S LIKE $25 A PERSON. ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME? YOU COULD SPEND SOME MONEY. SPEND 40 BUCKS OR SOMETHING. $40? THAT'S $20 BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE. YOU COULD GO SOMEWHERE REALLY NICE. I'LL THINK OF SOMETHING. DON'T WORRY. WELL, IF YOU DON'T THINK OF SOMETHING, I'LL THINK OF SOMETHING, EITHER FOR TONIGHT OR NEXT MONTH. NO, NO, I'LL THINK OF IT. I'LL THINK OF IT. COME ON. LET'S GO ON OUR DATE. IT'S DATE<i> NIGHT,</i> ROY. WE'RE GETTING AN EARLY START. COME ON. Roy: WHENEVER I LEAVE THE HOUSE, I UNPLUG ALL MY ELECTRIC APPLIANCES, WHETHER IT'S THE TV OR THE MICROWAVE OR ANY LIGHTS THAT ARE NOT BEING USED. COME ON, ROY! 'CAUSE EVEN IF THEY'RE NOT IN THE "ON" POSITION, THEY STILL DRAW ELECTRICITY. BY UNPLUGGING THE APPLIANCES EACH TIME I LEAVE THE HOUSE, I FIGURE I SAVE ABOUT $15 TO $20 A MONTH ON MY ELECTRIC BILL. SO OVER THE COURSE OF A YEAR, THAT'S ABOUT $200. [ HORN BLARES ] [ DOG BARKS ] Narrator: COMING UP... Roy: I FOUND A FEW CONTAINERS IN THE TRASH AND SURPRISED MY LOVING WIFE. OOH! I CAME UP WITH THE GREAT IDEA OF A MONTHLY DATE NIGHT. YOU'VE BEEN BUGGING ME. LET'S GO ON OUR DATE. ROY AND I CAN GO OUT AND HAVE A GOOD TIME, BE WITH EACH OTHER, AND MAYBE HE COULD SPEND A COUPLE BUCKS. TWO FOR THE MATINEE. I CAN'T BELIEVE ROY BROUGHT ME TO THE MOVIES. I HAVEN'T BEEN TO THE MOVIE IN I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG. AWW, SO NICE. ARE YOU HUNGRY? YEAH, I TOLD YOU I WANTED SOMETHING TO EAT -- POPCORN. SO AM I. COULD I HAVE A BANANA? IT'S A BIG WASTE OF MONEY TO BUY FOOD AT THE SNACK BAR OR CONCESSIONS IN ANY MOVIE THEATER. HERE. KEEP IT LOW. YEAH. PEOPLE SMUGGLE FOOD INTO THE MOVIE THEATERS ALL THE TIME. I DON'T LIKE IT, BUT THEY DO IT. BY BRINGING MY OWN SNACKS, I SAVE AT LEAST ANOTHER $10. NOW IT'S TIME FOR MY STUFF. YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T WANT THE APPLE. I DON'T WANT AN APPLE. I TOLD YOU WHAT I WANTED WHEN I CAME IN -- THAT I WANTED POPCORN, CANDY, OR A DRINK OR SOMETHING. PRETTY INSISTENT ON THAT, AREN'T YOU? WELL, I'M AT A MOVIE. ALL RIGHT. LET ME GO THROW THIS AWAY. MY LUCKY DAY. POPCORN. [ ICE RATTLES ] CLEAN OUT THIS CUP, IT'LL BE GOOD AS NEW. I KNOW THIS MOVIE THEATER GIVES FREE REFILLS WITH THEIR POPCORN AND SOFT DRINKS, SO I FOUND A FEW CONTAINERS IN THE TRASH AND SURPRISED MY LOVING WIFE. CAN'T BEAT FREE. SURPRISE! OH! LOOK AT YOU! AND A STRAW, TOO. OH, I WAS JUST GONNA ASK YOU FOR THE STRAW. I THOUGHT YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN ONE. OH, COME ON. WELL, NICE. THANK YOU. WOW. THANK YOU. AREN'T YOU LOVELY? YES, I AM. I WAS SHOCKED WHEN HE HANDED ME POPCORN AND A SODA. THAT WAS SO UNLIKE HIM. ALL IN ALL, ROY'S ROY. I LOVE MY HUSBAND, AND HE TRIES. I'M BACK. COULD I JUST GET A LITTLE REFILL ON THE POPCORN? WITH SOME ICE. I'M TAKING FULL ADVANTAGE OF YOUR GENEROSITY. GOT TO GIVE HIM CREDIT. HE DOES SAVE A LOT OF MONEY, AND HE'S ALL MINE. WELL, THAT TURNED OUT PRETTY GOOD. THANK YOU. I KNEW YOU WOULD LIKE IT. IT WAS A GOOD DATE. YES, IT WAS. I LOVE MY WIFE, LISA, AND I TRY TO PLEASE HER. AND I DO THE BEST I CAN WITHOUT SPENDING ANY MONEY. Narrator: COMING UP... DO YOU STILL NOT HAVE AN AIR-CONDITIONER? Ben: WHY? I'VE GOT CORNSTARCH. IT KEEPS YOU REAL COOL. IT, LIKE, KEEPS YOU FROM GETTING STICKY. MY NAME IS BEN LIVINGSTON, AND I AM AN EXTREME CHEAPSKATE. I'M AN ARTIST, AND I LIVE IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. LIKE, YOU GET CHIPS OF SOAP, AND YOU PUT IT IN THESE SOCKS -- YOU KNOW, CLEAN SOCK, AND THEN YOU, YOU KNOW, YOU WASH YOUR HANDS. NICE SUDS, AND IT'S EVEN KIND OF A SCRUBBY. LOOK AT THAT. ISN'T THAT GOOD? ALL SCRUBBED UP. EVERY PENNY COUNTS, AND I COUNT EVERY PENNY. I'VE LEARNED TO SURVIVE ON VERY LITTLE. THE DISHWASHER. IT'S KIND OF AN ALL-IN-ONE CLEANER. I CLEAN MY HATS, I CLEAN DISHES, I CLEAN CLOTHES, I CLEAN COMBS. SOMETIMES I PUT MY TOOTHBRUSH IN THERE, EVEN. YOU KNOW, THAT'S THE THING ABOUT A DISHWASHER -- SUPER-HOT. STERILIZES IT. I SAVE ON USING THE DISHWASHER AS A CONSOLIDATED WASHER AND DRYER $5, $10 A MONTH. THIS IS MY LITTLE OFFICE, AND SOMETIMES, IT GETS KIND OF WARM. SO I USE THIS STICK TO GET THE FAN GOING 'CAUSE -- THERE IT GOES... [ STICK CLACKS ] OR SOMETIMES, I'LL JUST JUMP UP! I COULD HAVE PAID MONEY TO FIX IT, BUT IT KEEPS THAT GOING. I LIKE TO MAKE MY OWN TOOTHPASTE. A BENTONITE CLAY, AND A LITTLE BIT OF MENTHOL -- [Muffled] I PROBABLY SPENT LIKE A DOLLAR ON THE MATERIALS, AND I'LL HAVE TOOTHPASTE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. BACK WHEN I WAS FIXING THE HOUSE UP, PEOPLE ADVISED ME ABOUT AIR-CONDITIONER UNITS AND STUFF, BUT IT'S LIKE, WHY? I MEAN, I'VE GOT CORNSTARCH. YOU PUT IT ALL OVER, AND IT'S LIKE IT KEEPS YOU REAL COOL. IT, LIKE, KEEPS YOU FROM GETTING STICKY. Amy: KNOCK, KNOCK. Ben: WELL! AMY AND I WERE IN A RELATIONSHIP TOGETHER 20-SOMETHING YEARS AGO. SHE MOVED IN, LIKE, RIGHT NEXT DOOR. IT'S JUST GREAT TO HAVE HER BACK IN MY LIFE. IT'S GREAT. I JUST LOVE BEING FRIENDS WITH HER. I KNEW BEN, YOU KNOW, 20, 25 YEARS AGO. HE WAS CHEAP AT THE TIME. I JUST COULDN'T HAVE BEEN MORE SURPRISED TO SEE THAT HE WAS STILL DOING THIS. DO YOU STILL NOT HAVE AN AIR-CONDITIONER? Ben: AMY, WE'RE IN A RECESSION. COME ON. THINKS JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT BETWEEN BEN AND ME. YOU CAN ONLY TAKE SO MUCH. CAN I USE YOUR LADIES' ROOM? SURE! SURE, COME ON BACK. YEAH, IT'S JUST RIGHT OVER HERE TO THE RIGHT. THERE YOU GO. YEAH, JUST PULL THAT TO YOU, AND... HEY, BEN? UH-HUH? WHERE'S YOUR TOILET PAPER? THERE ISN'T ANY. I FOUND ONE OF THESE KITCHEN-SINK SPRAYERS... AND I HOOKED IT UP TO THE TOILET TANK, SEE? CLEAN AS A WHISTLE. I GO TO THE STORE -- I BUY A PACKAGE OF TOILET PAPER. THE BIG PACKAGE CAN'T BE, I DON'T KNOW, $10. YOU SPEND $10 ON A PACK OF TOILET PAPER? THESE ARE THE WAYS HE CHOOSES TO SAVE MONEY? THAT'S JUST CRAZY. I'M JUST GONNA HOLD IT. IT'S FINE. OH, AMY, COME ON. IT'S FINE. HEY, PA, HOW'S IT GOING? GOOD, AUTUMN. COME ON IN. Ben: MY DAUGHTER, AUTUMN, CAME OVER WHEN AMY WAS HERE. GOD, COULD YOU TURN ON THE AIR? AMY, THIS IS MY DAUGHTER, AUTUMN. NICE TO MEET YOU. NICE TO MEET YOU. WHAT ARE YOU GUYS UP TO? WELL, WE'RE JUST KIND OF HANGING OUT. AMY JUST MOVED INTO THE HOOD, AND SO I'M JUST SHOWING HER AROUND, AND, YEAH. CAN I GET SOME WATER? I'M REALLY HOT. SURE. I GET WATER FROM BARTON CREEK DOWN HERE BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE USING TAP WATER AND PAYING FOR IT. GETTING WATER FROM THE CREEK IN THIS BARREL I'VE GOT. I, LIKE, FILTERED IT. IT'S LIKE SPRINGWATER. IT'S, LIKE, GREAT WATER. WOULD YOU MIND, SINCE YOU'RE BOTH HERE? COME ON. I REALLY NEED YOUR HELP. HAVE YOU DONE THIS BEFORE? UNFORTUNATELY, YES. Amy: PERSONALLY, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S EVEN KOSHER. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO THAT. YOU JUST GO GET WATER FROM THE CREEK. LET'S GO DOWN TO THE TRUCK. YOU GOT IT? ARE WE RIDING IN THIS? Ben: MY TRUCK -- I'VE HAD THAT TRUCK SINCE 1986. HOP IN, Y'ALL. THIS TRUCK IS FINE. IT'S IN PERFECT WORKING CONDITION, AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED. SHE NEVER BREAKS DOWN, AND SO THERE'S NO REASON TO GET ANOTHER CAR. WHERE IS THE KEY? THAT'S IT RIGHT THERE. Autumn: HE DOESN'T USE A REAL KEY. IT'S JUST THIS IGNITION, LIKE, BROKE. AND SO I JUST STICK THIS ALLEN WRENCH IN THERE, AND LOOK AT THIS. [ ENGINE TURNS OVER ] [ ENGINE REVVING ] OHH, SHE RUNS SO GOOD. I KNOW, AND IT FEELS SO GOOD TO HAVE NOT SPENT A PENNY ON A NEW CAR. LOOK HOW GOOD IT RUNS! [ HORN BLARES ] ARE WE STALLED? NO, WE'RE NOT STALLED, AMY. AND I DON'T GO REAL FAST. [ HORN BLARES ] Ben: OKAY, SO I GO A LITTLE BIT SLOW. BEN'S JUST GONNA DO ANYTHING TO SAVE A BUCK. HE'S GONNA INCONVENIENCE HIS FRIENDS, HIS FAMILY, YOU KNOW, AND HE'S SAVING $5 A MONTH! I GO DOWN TO THE CREEK AND GET WATER EVERY WEEK, AND I THINK THAT I PROBABLY SAVE MAYBE 99 CENTS A WEEK NOT USING TAP WATER HERE. YOU JUST CAN'T GET IT. IT'S LIKE 99 CENTS ADDS UP. IT'S 99 CENTS. Amy: I FELT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE ABOUT THAT. OHH, LOOK AT THAT. 99 CENTS! I DON'T EVEN THINK THAT THAT'S REALLY LEGAL. I DON'T KNOW. [ LAUGHS ] Narrator: COMING UP... YOU SHOULD HAVE AN ART SHOW. I AM NOT SPENDING A PENNY OVER $4. THAT'S DISGUSTING. Ben: COME ON IN. Amy: THANK YOU. TAKE A LOOK AROUND. IT'S SO DIFFERENT THAN THE LAST SHOP. THIS IS FANTASTIC. I HAVE MADE, BASICALLY, AN ENTIRE CAREER OF MAKING MY ARTWORK FOR NEXT TO NOTHING. I KNEW BEN, YOU KNOW, 20, 25 YEARS AGO. HE WAS THIS, YOU KNOW, YOUNG, STRUGGLING ARTIST. ALL THIS GLASS YOU GET FOR FREE. I GET IT FOR FREE. THAT'S AMAZING. Ben: I MAKE A SCULPTURE USING LITTLE SCRAPS OF NEON TUBING. AND I GET IT ALL FOR FREE. I GET IT FROM SIGN SHOPS THAT JUST THROW THESE SCRAPS AWAY. THEY THROW AWAY POUNDS OF THIS SCRAP. YOUR WORK DESERVES A BIGGER AUDIENCE. I THINK THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE A GALLERY SHOW. OHH. BEN LIVINGSTON PHOSPHORESCENT WORKS. HUH. WELL, I HAVE A LOT OF RESPECT FOR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY, AMY. I HAVE AN IDEA. I'M GONNA DO A SHOW RIGHT HERE. WELL, GOOD IDEA. I'M INTO IT IF YOU ARE. REALLY? YEAH, LET'S DO IT. VERY COOL. ALL RIGHT. SO INSTEAD OF HOSTING A SHOW AT AN ART GALLERY, I'M GONNA HOST IT RIGHT HERE IN MY HOME. BUT I DON'T WANT TO SPEND ANYTHING, RIGHT? I'M CUTTING UP T-SHIRTS TO SUBSTITUTE THEM AS NAPKINS 'CAUSE NAPKINS COST ABOUT TWO BUCKS A PACK, I THINK. I AM NOT SPENDING A PENNY OVER $4. I GOT TO GET FOOD TOGETHER, DRINKS TOGETHER. I'M WILLING TO PUT MY BEST FOOT FORWARD. SO I'M GOING ALL THE WAY. FRANKFURTERS. I'M PROBABLY GONNA CUT THEM ABOUT LIKE THAT. THAT SHOULD BE ENOUGH. YEAH, LIKE, DIME-SIZED. I BOUGHT A FINE CABERNET SAUVIGNON. IT COMES IN A BOX. AND I THOUGHT -- I HAD A GREAT IDEA -- I THOUGHT I'LL ADD SOME OF THAT REALLY PURE WATER TO IT AND SOME OF THE WATERMELON THAT I BOUGHT AND IT TURN INTO A FINE SANGRIA, RIGHT? THERE WE GO. WE'LL JUST FLOAT -- OHH, THAT LOOKS, LIKE, FRUITY, DOESN'T IT? SO PEOPLE ARE, LIKE, COMING THROUGH HERE FOR AN ART SHOW THAT I'VE PUT TOGETHER, AND I'M SO EXCITED. OHH, WELCOME, EVERYBODY. THIS IS GREAT. WELCOME TO MY ART SHOW. COME ON IN, Y'ALL. WE'VE GOT WINE AND STUFF TO EAT. COME ON IN. Amy: SO THIS IS IT. THIS IS BEN'S BIG ART SHOW, AND I'M REALLY, REALLY EXCITED. I'VE GOT A LOT OF IMPORTANT PEOPLE HERE. A LOT OF PERSONAL FRIENDS OF MINE ARE HERE, BUT I THINK HE'S GONNA COME THROUGH. CAN YOU TURN ON THE AIR-CONDITIONER? UH... WE GOT FOOD OVER HERE. AND WE, LIKE, MADE ALL THIS STUFF. YOU GUYS, HELP YOURSELVES. THIS IS BEN'S IDEA OF A GOOD APPETIZER. HE STUCK A TOOTHPICK IN THE WEENIE. THAT'S DISGUSTING. Woman: WINE! YEAH, WE GOT WINE HERE -- SANGRIA! IT'S KIND OF, LIKE, WATERY. THE WINE WAS A LITTLE QUESTIONABLE, I THINK, BUT THE ART WAS REALLY NICE. WHAT IS THIS? HELP YOURSELF! COME ON, HAVE ONE! I THINK THAT IT'S GREAT THAT YOU'RE HERE TO SUPPORT THE ARTS. AND, YOU KNOW, I JUST WANT TO SAVE MONEY. YOU KNOW, IF I WENT TO THE STORE AND I SPENT ALL THIS MONEY OR I GOT A CATERER, I COULDN'T AFFORD TO BE AN ARTIST. I THINK IT LOOKS GREAT. WHOA. IT'S GOT KIND OF AN ASIAN FLAIR. IF I WAS TO DESCRIBE THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE, I HAVE TO SAY "FUNKY." THAT'S A LITTLE SONG I WROTE ABOUT JUST THE WAY THINGS ARE THESE DAYS -- A LITTLE HOMAGE TO BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. [ GUITAR PLAYS ] THE BEST PART ABOUT THE WHOLE EVENING WAS BEN'S HUBCAP GUITAR. I JUST LOVED THE SOUNDS. IT'S JUST GREAT. ♪ BEN FRANKLIN SAID LIVIN' LEAN IS GOOD WILL ♪ ♪ HE'S STILL LAUGHIN' ALL THE WAY TO THE BANK ♪ ♪ WITH THAT $100 BILL ♪ BEN'S SONG WAS REALLY COOL, VERY FITTING FOR HIM 'CAUSE IT WAS ABOUT BEING CHEAP. AND I WOULD SAY THAT THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE IS A TESTAMENT TO HOW CHEAP HE IS. ♪ CAREFUL NOT TO CHOKE ON POOR RICHARD'S BOOK ♪ I THINK MY SHOW WAS A WILD SUCCESS. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] --<font color="#FFFF00"> Captions by VITAC --</font><font color="#00FFFF"> www.vitac.com</font> CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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Channel: TLC
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Rating: 4.7792158 out of 5
Keywords: tlc, tlc shows, tlc full episodes, extreme cheapskates, extreme cheapskates full episodes, cheap, cheap people, expenses, money, saving money, savings, budgeting, haggling, haggler, cheap price, cheapskate family, cheapskate ben, cheapskate roy, free samples, free food
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Length: 20min 57sec (1257 seconds)
Published: Thu Apr 25 2019
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