My Story

My name is Angel Durr and I am the newest of TLC’s Extreme Cheapskates. I was pregnant when the show aired and have since had a beautiful little girl. I think my story is unique from the Cheapskates featured so far because my background and reasoning is very different from everyone that has been on the show thus far. The show has a habit of showing people in situations without explaining how they got there. I am going to provide you all with my back story so you can understand who we are. 

Check out our casting video on TLC.com

Our casting video is up on TLC.com, check the link below to view. 

http://www.tlc.com/tv-shows/extreme-cheapskates/videos/meet-the-expecting-cheapskate-couple.htm

Thanks for your support! 

Living Within Your Means

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Far too often today I see people shopping and buying for status associated with those items. Spending outside ones means or spending without anticipation of your future financial situation will inevitably catch up with you. I know it certainly caught up with me and my husband.

Paying for Ambiance

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Did you know that you pay for ambiance? Did you know you actually pay for those fancy fancy carts, fancy shopping bags, and employees who are trained to cater to your every whim. I personally consider myself a pretty low maintenance individual so I make a point to not frequent places where I am actually paying for anything other than the product or products I am buying. 

Buy Reduced

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My earlier post from today leads me into another money-saving topic very near and dear to my heart, buying reduced. Folks, if you shop the clearance rack for clothes you can shop the clearance rack for food! (LOL)

Freezing Your Food

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Freezers are very valuable appliances. I save a great deal of money by freezing most of my food. Yes of course you can buy those pre-frozen bags of food but we pay for the convenience of having someone cut up those onions and carrots for us.

Watch Us on TLC Nov. 6th 2013 @ 8pm central

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For those of you who don't know, we will be featured on an episode of TLC's Extreme Cheapskates this Wednesday, Nov. 6th, 2013 @ 8pm central/9pm eastern time. Please watch our episode and tell your friends! And if you know Oprah or Ellen give them a heads up (:

Tune in to see all types of crazy pregnant cheapskate shenanigans! 

Homemade Homemaker

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Another way to maximize ones budget is to go homemade as often as possible. People pay for convenience. We pay extra to have someone do the work for us. If our income is limited we can view homemade as paying ourselves to do this same work. By paying ourselves instead of some outside individual we pocket that money plus, we have the benefit of actually knowing what goes into our homemade items. 

Getting Help from a Hobby

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One valuable way I am able to stretch a limited income is by looking for ways to earn additional money. Whether it is selling the items I re-purpose or having a yard sale, I am always looking for ways to earn additional income outside my regular salary. 

Being A Handy Person

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I know I talked in one of my previous posts about the importance of doing it yourself to save money. I want to stress the importance of doing things yourself again because I think it is one of the easiest ways you can save money. 

Homage to a Glue Gun

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What is the most important tool in my entire cheap repertoire? Well besides a computer and internet connection, it is my trusty glue gun. Last night as I was putting the finishing touches on costumes and preparing last minute decorations, I realized just how amazing this one little tool is for stretching my money that much further.