Frugality is a virtue. In fact, the word comes from the Latin frugalis (virtuous, thrifty), from frux, or fruit. But something can get rotten when frugality moves from the individual to the ...

Goldy Locks explained why she pooped in somebody’s garden on television. The former TNA star appeared on Extreme Cheapskates in 2014, where she demonstrated how she lived so cheaply on the road with ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Cheapskates. Tightwads. Skinflints. We need them now, more than ever. Gasoline prices are unstable. Postage is going up. Let’s take a look at some of our best-known skinflints from ...

Sure, we could afford to spend more, but why would we? It wouldn’t make us any happier.” That’s it. That’s the simple statement that I’ve spent the last year and a half traveling the country to hear.

One symptom of profound internal conflict on the part of the American population is the presence of opposing reality shows. No, really. That's why we have shows about the perils of overeating and ...

Fans of TLC's other series examining unusual behavior -- and A&E's "Hoarders" -- won't be disappointed by this latest spectacle. By Allison Keene Extreme Cheapskates - H 2012 The first thing that ...

Today’s crappy economy has turned the derogatory term "cheapskate" into a badge of honor. In an all-new TLC special ,"Cheapskates,” several are profiled: folks who, in the pursuit of saving a penny or ...

In the world of proffesional wrestling, unless you are not a top star you aren’t getting paid very well and that is an unfortunate truth. Some wrestlers keep most of the money they earn in savings for ...

On "Extreme Cheapskates," a cooking instructor and self proclaimed foodie decided to use some lobster for one of his classes ... that he found in the garbage. Here's the catch, though –- he didn't ...

Many people don’t realize it, but when you get that final paycheck, it is one of the most important financial events of your life. The idea of no longer working for money and having access to a ...

On "Extreme Cheapskates," a woman took her love of finding vintage clothes to a whole new level. Lydia has been what she calls "funeral tracking" for six years now to acquire vintage clothes from the ...

Commentary--Another scorching summer. But not even the dog days can wilt the movable feast that is Manhattan's art scene. So it was that during a round of museum-hopping on a recent trip to New York, ...