A YouTuber reacts to an episode of "Extreme Cheapskates," expressing shock and humor at the frugal practices of a family, such as sharing bath water and using minimal resources. The family's extreme saving measures include sleeping in one bed, using newspapers instead of toilet paper, and avoiding the use of electricity. The YouTuber is appalled by their lifestyle, especially when the family hosts relatives, offering them a hot bath heated over a campfire instead of using the hot water heater. Despite the family's unusual habits, they manage to live on a tight budget, which the YouTuber finds both fascinating and outrageous.
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1. Melody manages to spend only $1,000 a month for her family of four.
2. Melody's family sleeps in one bed and shares bathwater.
3. Melody uses newspapers for toilet paper.
4. Melody insulates her window with newspapers to save on heating and cooling.
5. Melody doesn't buy toilet paper; instead, she suggests taking it from a fast-food place's restroom.
6. Melody's family uses a lantern for light instead of electricity.
7. Melody's daughter and her family are visiting, which will double Melody's expenses.
8. Melody's family sleeps in a 72-foot trailer, but most of it is closed off to save on heating and cooling.
9. Melody's family has a king-sized bed that they all share.
10. Melody's daughter and her family will sleep in the house, but Melody and her husband will set up a tent to sleep in.
11. Melody's daughter is not used to the extreme cheapskate lifestyle and prefers hot water, which Melody will boil on a campfire.
12. Melody's family used to be less extreme in their cheapskate ways but has become more extreme over time.
13. Melody's daughter thinks her parents' lifestyle is a contest to see how much money they can save.
14. Melody's family has a pot of boiling water for bathing, and they dip their feet in it.
15. Melody's granddaughter is bathed in the same water, including her diaper.