The provided text appears to be a transcript of a documentary or reality TV show featuring a family who takes extreme measures to save money. They share a bathtub of water, use cold water for bathing, and ration soap and shampoo. They also use newspapers instead of toilet paper, bury a non-functional refrigerator in their backyard to use as a makeshift fridge, and even remove their own teeth to avoid medical costs.
The family of four lives in a small house with only one functional room, which they use for sleeping, eating, and other activities. They block off the rest of the house to save on heating and air conditioning.
When the daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren visit, the family is forced to make adjustments to accommodate them. They set up a tent in the backyard and boil water on a campfire for bathing. The daughter and her family are accustomed to a more comfortable lifestyle and struggle to adapt to the extreme frugality of their hosts.
The family's obsession with saving money is portrayed as both admirable and eccentric, with some members pushing the limits of what is considered reasonable or safe.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The family limits their use of water and shares the same bath water among four people.
2. The family rations their use of soap and shampoo, making a bottle last more than six months.
3. They use newspapers instead of toilet paper.
4. They have a system to reuse the newspaper after using it for toilet paper.
5. They use cold water for bathing and washing clothes.
6. They make their own laundry detergent.
7. The family uses a buried refrigerator to keep food cool.
8. The buried refrigerator is kept at a temperature of around 12 degrees Celsius.
9. The family removes their own teeth if they have a cavity.
10. They use a hammer and chisel to remove the tooth.
11. They survive with barely a thousand dollars a month.
12. The family's expenses are about to double with the visit of the daughter, son-in-law, and three children.
13. The family will share the same bathtub water among 10 people during the visit.
14. They use only one room in the house to save on heating and air conditioning.
15. The four family members sleep in the same bed in the winter to share body heat.
16. The family has a tent to sleep in when they have visitors.
17. The daughter and her husband have a different lifestyle and prefer to use hot water.
18. The family prefers to illuminate their house with flashlights instead of using electricity.
19. They boil water on a campfire instead of using electricity.
20. The family catches frogs and squirrels to eat.