8.0/1047 votesLoading...#1 - Cheap Hair Day
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/8/2014
Kelley saves money by insulating her entire house with plastic. Now she's bringing her Pilates studio into the home to save $800 a month. Pelin cuts hair and costs at her salon and must find cheap bridal party products to trim her budget.
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6.9/1021 votesLoading...#2 - In Sickness and in Wealth
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2014
Extreme Cheapskates Karen and Barry cannot stand the idea of spending money. Whether it's frying breakfast on the car engine or pulling out their own tooth at home, no task is too big and no savings too small.
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6.3/1056 votesLoading...#3 - Jeff
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/30/2012
Extreme Cheapskate Jeff travels by bike to save on gas, crashes on his friend's couch, and repays their kindness by serving a cringe-worthy meal.
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6.3/1053 votesLoading...#4 - Roy & Ben
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/2012
Extreme Cheapskates Roy and Ben show off their frugal lifestyles. Ben throws a party on a $4 budget and Roy shows how he freezes his assets.
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6.3/1047 votesLoading...#5 - Rick & Karissa / Torski
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 10/30/2013
Karissa and her husband Rick have been competing to be cheaper than the other since their wedding five years ago. By sharing everything from their shower to a single toothbrush, this cheapskate couple has no limit to their cost cutting.
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6.3/1030 votesLoading...#6 - Pool Rules: No Spending
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/15/2014
Homemaker Jeni Cox goes to sporting good stores, using the exercise equipment on display in lieu of a gym membership. Realtor Lisa DiMercurio spends just three dollars to stage and sell her homes.
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6.3/1035 votesLoading...#7 - The Grass Is Always Cheaper
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 10/29/2014
Jamie's entire garden is made up solely of silk flowers. Now, she aims to replace her whole lawn with artificial grass, to eliminate her landscaping bill. Justin tries to land a job in sales, where he promises to save his employer tons of dough.
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6.2/1075 votesLoading...#8 - Kate
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/16/2012
Meet Extreme Cheapskate and dumpster diver Kate who takes us through her super cheap lifestyle in New York City.
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6.2/1054 votesLoading...#9 - Abdul & Vickie
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/23/2012
Extreme Cheapskate Abdul and Vickie take cheapness to a whole new level, from haggling the price of an anniversary cake to using road kill for gifts.
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6.2/1035 votesLoading...#10 - The O'Briens
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 11/13/2013
The O'Brien's refuse to buy anything new and instead find ingenious ways of fixing their broken belongings. Aimee's total net worth is 5.3 million dollars but she refuses to spend more than $1000 a month.
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6.1/1053 votesLoading...#11 - Victoria
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/23/2012
Witness Extreme Cheapskate Victoria as her boyfriend Steve moves in on a trial basis to see if he can handle her jarring and flush-free lifestyle.
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6.1/1041 votesLoading...#12 - Melody / Marlin
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 11/6/2013
Melody manages to only spend $1,000 a month for her family of four by sharing her extreme ways. They all sleep in one bed and share bath water. And Marlin will face his biggest cost-saving challenge as he organizes his daughter's sweet-sixteen.
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6.1/1033 votesLoading...#13 - Jordan / Michael
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/20/2013
Utah housewife Jordan manages to only spend $1400 a month for her family of five by rationing everything and asking her neighbors for their leftovers. Michael finds new uses for everything, including his bath water to do the dishes and his laundry.
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6.1/1034 votesLoading...#14 - Stephanie / Larry
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/27/2013
Stephanie's cheap behavior embarrasses her boyfriend, Patrick, who thinks they have plenty of money to spend. Larry is the cheapest mechanic in Texas. He even avoids paying rent by living and working in his garage.
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6.1/1036 votesLoading...#15 - All Wrapped Up
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/2014
Todd Moriarty is obsessed with preserving the value of his assets. In an effort to keep his home looking like new, he wraps all of his possessions - from his car to his bathroom, in plastic wrap.
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6.1/1029 votesLoading...#16 - Nobody Pays Retail
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 10/22/2014
Lydia Abate scours the obituaries, then visits surviving family members in hopes of taking the deceased person's clothing off of their hands. Mason Roberts introduces his wife to his entire family of cheapskates.
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6.0/1054 votesLoading...#17 - Terence / Greg
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/16/2012
Extreme Cheapskate Terence and Greg cause friction when others rebel against their bare-bones budget.
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6.0/1053 votesLoading...#18 - Shelly
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 10/30/2013
Mother-of-two Shelley has been penny-pinching in Mesa, Arizona for over twenty years. But Shelley's biggest money saving challenge is going to be throwing her daughter Ashley's wedding on a one thousand dollar budget.
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6.0/1044 votesLoading...#19 - Angel / Mark
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 11/6/2013
Although she's 8 months pregnant, Angel frequents local junkyards on a regular basis with her husband Orlando. Mark lives in Las Vegas and yet he manages to not spend a penny of his full time salary.
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6.0/1028 votesLoading...#20 - Diving for Dollars
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/12/2014
With their wedding only days away, frugal couple Anne Marie and Peter save a fortune by dumpster diving for decorations. NYC Bartender Anthony looks for an apartment and refuses to spend anywhere near the rent of pricey New York apartments.
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6.0/1031 votesLoading...#21 - Vacations
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/19/2014
Follow a group of penny-pinching Americans who want to hit the open road without breaking open their wallets including a family of four who share one bunk bed at a Dude Ranch and a mom and daughter who wear their clothes and pack food in their carry on.
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5.9/1030 votesLoading...#22 - Guide to Love
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2014
Reusing funeral flowers for a date, redoing bedrooms with used hotel sheets, buying thrift store lingerie, or planning vow renewals for almost nothing, Extreme Cheapskates Guide To Love shows that love doesn't have to cost a thing.
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5.8/1034 votesLoading...#23 - Matt / Sarah
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 11/13/2013
To afford his dream of becoming a pro-wrestler, Matt has reduced his spending to just $300 a month. Extreme Cheapskate Sarah saves on groceries by never leaving one of her family's catering events without leftovers.
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5.7/1038 votesLoading...#24 - Father Knows Debt
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/2014
Patriarch Raul Pinto scours through vacuum canisters at the car wash in hopes of finding spare change. And Kia Cambridge limits herself to one piece of gum, every three days.
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5.6/1031 votesLoading...#25 - Home Is Where the Cart Is
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2014
Flight attendant Steffanie takes her boyfriend to the Unclaimed Baggage Center in hopes of pushing their relationship to the next level. Professional doorman RJ Andrews has no fixed address, but lives rent-free by house sitting 365 days a year.
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The Best Episodes of Extreme Cheapskates
Every episode of Extreme Cheapskates ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Extreme Cheapskates!
Follow some of the most peculiar self-proclaimed frugalistas as they go to radical lengths to save money. These extreme penny pinchers share their best money...
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Best Episodes Summary
"Cheap Hair Day" is the best rated episode of "Extreme Cheapskates". It scored 8/10 based on 47 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/8/2014. This episode scored 1.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "In Sickness and in Wealth".