The dialogue revolves around a stingy husband, often referred to as "Miserly Mike," and his wife. The wife is frustrated with her husband's frugality and shares her grievances with a friend. She talks about how her husband tries to save money on everything, from buying cheap rice to reusing old clothes. The wife also shares her own ways of managing household expenses and cutting costs. Meanwhile, the husband is unaware of his wife's frustration and continues to be stingy. The dialogue also involves their son, who is also affected by his father's frugality. In the end, the wife demands a higher allowance from her husband, and they receive an unexpected visit from their in-laws, who claim to be staying for 20 days.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. A person is told to stop smoking and drinking to save money.
2. Someone is subscribed to a free service called CoolMaga.
3. A person checks the dustbin and finds a tomato, half an onion, and veggies that are rotten.
4. The rotten parts are cut off, and the good parts are kept to make pulav for dinner.
5. A person asks for their Dairy Milk chocolate, which was given to their mom to pass on.
6. A mom is accused of stashing hair in a box after being caught throwing it away.
7. A dad fixed his daughter's hair with home remedies during Corona.
8. A person exchanges hair for utensils.
9. A student is made to bend over in front of their class for getting low marks.
10. A teacher made the student stand with their head down.
11. A person buys a new shorts, which gets torn.
12. The torn shorts were a result of sliding down the stairs on their belly.
13. A person cancels an order for clothes due to a mix-up.
14. A person tries to return clothes without tags.
15. A person is told to drink a liquid, but they don't want to.
16. A mom is accused of taking money from her husband's salary.
17. A person commutes 25 kilometers to work every day.
18. A wife is accused of faking grocery bills.
19. A person is searching for something for five years.
20. A husband is accused of being stingy and not giving his wife money.
21. A person buys Sona Masoori rice for Rs. 150 per kg.
22. The actual price of Sona Masoori rice is Rs. 50 per kg.
23. A person is accused of stealing money.
24. A wife is accused of faking her monthly bills.
25. A person is accused of being sneaky with money.
26. A husband is accused of being a cheapskate.
27. A person's bike mileage is bad due to daily washing.
28. The bike is washed daily using 2 liters of petrol.
29. The actual petrol used is 15 liters per month.
30. A person is accused of stealing petrol.
31. A person is accused of turning their child into a thief.
32. A person's monthly pocket money is cut off.
33. A wife is accused of cutting back on household expenses.
34. A person makes curd from leftover milk to save Rs. 25.
35. A person creates a bedsheets from old clothes to save Rs. 1000.
36. A person uses their TV recharge money to buy Complan.
37. A person makes Chitranna from leftover rice.
38. A person makes sambar from leftover rasam and veggies.
39. A person makes Uppittu from leftover idlis.
40. A person needs Rs. 1000 for household expenses.
41. A person's father-in-law and mother-in-law come to stay for 20 days.
42. The in-laws eat simple meals, including mutton, chicken, and fish curry.