12 Frugal Living Tips That Are So Extreme (But Middle Class Americans Might Want To Try Them)

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A Reddit user was curious to know the extremely frugal things people did that they didn’t tell people about. He gave an illustration that he used to collect promotional coffee sachets on top of car windows and that saved a ton of money.

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Lived Out Of The Car

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Crashed Parties To Drink For Free

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