Victoria, a self-proclaimed "extreme stingy" woman, is being recorded as she shows off her frugal lifestyle. She claims to have saved $10 on her water bill by not using the toilet and instead urinating in a bottle. She also uses a timer to turn off her freezer for 12 hours a day and only eats food she finds in the trash or grows herself. Her boyfriend, Steve, is moving in with her and is struggling to adapt to her extreme frugality. Victoria is determined to make their relationship work and is willing to compromise, but only to a certain extent. She is also shown to be calculating and obsessive about saving money, keeping track of every expense in a spreadsheet and planning her budget for the next 100 years.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The speaker, Victoria, is an extreme stingy person.
2. Victoria has never cleaned her bathtub and instead uses a gym shower.
3. She collects her urine in a lemonade bottle to use as fertilizer.
4. Victoria's appliances are from 1961.
5. She has chickens and uses their eggs.
6. Victoria has a spreadsheet to track her expenses and budget.
7. She has a goal to live until she is 116 years old.
8. Victoria's boyfriend, Steve, has moved in with her on a trial basis.
9. Steve is not used to Victoria's extreme stinginess.
10. Victoria's electricity bill is $20 per month, down from $30.
11. She has a timer mechanism to control her freezer's usage.
12. Victoria calculates her expenses and income daily.
13. She has a system to track her electricity usage.
14. Victoria's boyfriend, Steve, is not comfortable with her extreme stinginess.
15. Victoria is a millionaire who digs through trash for food and other items.
16. She collects wild foods, such as wild grape leaves, for free.
17. Victoria feeds her chickens leftover food from a warehouse.
18. She makes a "free dinner" using natural and discarded ingredients.
19. Victoria's boyfriend, Steve, is stressed about her habits and is adjusting to living with her.