AN EXTREME cheapskate has revealed the insane lengths he goes to to save cash. He brews his coffee in a used sock, and washes his dishes and laundry in his used bath tub. Michael McSurley spends all of his free times inventing ways to save cash, and has managed to reduce his spending to less than £800 a month.
The IT worker, 40, loves to start his day with a coffee and has created a DIY coffee filter using an old sock. He wraps the sock over a paper cup and then places coffee grounds inside it. Then he pours water through the sock, creating a filter.
Speaking to TLC 's Extreme Cheapskates, Michael's mother Judy McSurley said: "I think he's probably the cheapest person I know". His father, Don added: "I have to agree with that". Penny pincher Michael doesn't see the point of paying for shelves, so has attached a few milk crates to the walls instead.
The Tennessee native never throws away anything that he thinks could possibly be fashioned into a money-saving contraption, and thus, generates only one bag of rubbish a week. He has created a utility belt out of cardboard and duct tape, and wraps rubber bands around his soap dish, to keep his soap levitated in the air. "It lasts double the amount of time it normally would last", he said.
"I probably save 80-100 dollars a year on soap alone". To save on his water bills , Michael reuses the water her washes his body with in to wash the dishes, do his laundry and even flush the toilet. "I think it's gross", his dad said.
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