Martin Andrada
firefighter
“In 2007, I bought a brand-new Chevy pick-up with a V-8, and two months later gas prices shot up. My monthly gas bill was more than my truck payment.”
Jacob Smith
beekeeper
“I got really into trading card games for a while and ended up spending over $1,000. When I stopped playing about six months later, I sold them all for $200. It was a pretty big loss.”
Mary Hiestand
teacher
“My Scion TC. I love the car, but it sits way too low for me.”
Barbara Martin
dairy farmer/cheesemaker
“I'm pretty frugal. Being raised on a farm, we learned to save our money and didn't have a lot of room for waste.”