The Cheapest Family in America?

**frugalmel** · 04-27-2004, 01:59 PM

I didn't get to watch the whole segment this morning, but they had the Economide family on GMA this morning. From what I caught, they do most of the stuff we do.

http://abcnews.go.com/sections/GMA/A..._040427-1.html

**AmyBoz** · 04-27-2004, 02:25 PM

Interesting! I love reading those types of stories. Thanks!

**FrugalWitch** · 01-20-2007, 05:14 PM

Had to share this funny story! DH and I were watching 20/20 last night and when the segment about "America's Cheapest Family" came on DH looked indignant and said "Au contraire, we are America's cheapest family"

When the narrator mentioned that the featured family makes over 30k a year DH snorted and exclaimed "Amateurs! Try under 9k, then we'll talk!" He grumbled into his beard for the rest of the show, he can be so cute sometimes.

**i.m.cheap** · 01-20-2007, 05:21 PM

Some of us saw the Economides family on ABC's 20/20 last night. I am sure more than a few Frugal Villagers could challenge their title as "Cheapest Family in America". They do have a web-site: http://www.homeeconomiser.com/

**Palooka** · 01-20-2007, 05:23 PM

That's funny. The family cracked me up with the walky talkies at the store.

**emily_hope** · 01-20-2007, 05:29 PM

I thought that was cute, too.

**emily_hope** · 01-20-2007, 05:31 PM

I just wondered if that was originally their last name or if they changed it. LOL! So appropo!

**PrairieRose** · 01-20-2007, 05:37 PM

I wondered that about their name too and I thought....'now I know some pretty cheap families!'.... .

**FrugalWitch** · 01-20-2007, 05:38 PM

DH took umbrage at their title and thinks they are "amateurs", he can be so funny.

**marie_squared** · 01-20-2007, 05:51 PM

i missed this one! i cant believe i didnt hear about it. im gonna search for another airing.

**melina123** · 01-20-2007, 06:11 PM

I felt the same way. I didn't see anything out of the ordinary that they were doing on 20/20. I was shocked however at how amazed people were that some families live within their means.

**Marie78** · 01-20-2007, 06:15 PM

I liked the walkie talkies too

, I also wondered how they came up with them as America's "cheapest" family. Why couldn't they have said frugal?

**i.m.cheap** · 01-20-2007, 06:16 PM

When I saw her small hand full of coupons, I said out loud "Is that all the coupons she uses in ONE MONTH?"

My coupons fill a three ring binder. I take that thing with me every time I go to the store. You never know when you will find an unexpected bargain, like they did with the mark-down lunch meat. You can use coupons on that stuff, too.