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So Freakin Cheap

So Freakin Cheap

Four unique families go to extraordinary lengths to save money and live their most frugal lives.
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Season 16 of 6 Episodes

  • The Trans try to help their youngest daughter pursue her modeling dream in their own frugal fashion. The Watsons are planning their daughter's wedding on a $750 budget. The Guileses are trying to renovate their 100-year-old house.

  • The Watsons get cheap engagement photos, and Ashley and Colby try to conceive. The Tran family enjoys a free round of golf. Becky Guiles looks for cheap ways to tear down a wall. The Claytons get their allowance and wash the family car.

  • Shelley Watson finds inspiration for a cheap wedding venue, which doesn't sit well with Brittney; Tony Clayton ruins Angela and Cierra's girls' night; Rosanna Tran has a tense Mother's Day when her family cuts corners on pampering.

  • Brittney and Shelley make amends as the wedding moves forward; Becky takes Jay on a date to make up for her cheapskate ways; Angela finally gets fed up with Tony's cheapness and tells him it's either her or the coins.

  • The Watsons prepare for Brittney's bachelorette party; Becky struggles to spend money buying furniture; the Tran family finds a pet photographer for Charisma's modeling portfolio shoot; the Claytons go to therapy to save their marriage.

  • It is Brittney's wedding day and anything could go wrong on just a $750 budget; Becky reveals the new room and a secret about the money to Jay; the Claytons celebrate their anniversary, but Tony may not find it in his wallet to make it memorable.
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Four unique families go to extraordinary lengths to save money and live their most frugal lives.

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Brittney Watson, Shelley Watson, Ashley Watson, Shane Birch, Angela Clayton, Rosanna Tran

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