Creative frugality might usually stem from the need to accomplish something while lacking sufficient means such as money or resources.
The Sears catalog generated the idea for the toilet paper invention. Frugal peasant cuisine has proven to be some of the best on this planet.
The extreme frugalista might be a person that practices what is not commonly viewed nor accepted as status quo in their contemporary time frame nor within the culture they live in.
We are from all walks of life and live under different conditions, under different needs, under different cultures, under different believes and under different values.
Let us appreciate and learn from one another or disregard with respect.

Down below there is a list of somewhat non offensive ways some people stretch their dollar and that some of us might consider extreme and not acceptable.
Interestingly enough, these ways help protect the planet.
But then, what is pride for some people is an embarrassment for others.

If you have a suggestion that might help others, please feel free to leave
a non offensive comment.

• Mayonnaise when nothing else is available it is a wonderful sun screen and sun tanning solution.  This might not sound good being in the comfort of our homes but if stranded in the woods for days it is a welcome solution.
Mayonnaise is also known to be good for the skin.
• Dental floss. Some people wash it for reuse.  Is that any different than reusing our toothbrushes daily?
• Used bars of soap at garage sales, even the tiny ones, will sell because some people melt them and make new bars of soap.
• Hair conditioner in the lack of shaving cream will shave very nicely.
• Paper towels. Most of the time we do not need a whole paper towel no matter how small the manufacturer makes it.  A good practice is to rip it in half and often in quarters.
Some people use paper towels to wipe clean spills such as water or to dry their hands.  They will then let the paper towel dry and later reuse it for a dirtier spill.  A reused paper towel seems to have more absorption.
• Lint. Some people collect it from their clothes dryer to easily start fires in their fireplaces.  Some other people collect lint from friends and use it for stuffing things.  The same is true with animal hair.
• Insects, as the Travel Channel will point out, are widely used as a delicacy as well as a staple for survival in some cultures.
• Toilet flushing. Some people flush once a day.  Some people flush overnight deposits in the morning. Some people flush by pouring recycled water rather than using the toilet tank lever.
• Not so nice. Going on dinner dates just to get a free meal.  That crosses over the line of frugality.
• Old socks and old T shirts can be reused for dirty jobs in the garage.
• Many ladies will cut open their lotion bottles to discover that they still contain enough to go on for weeks.  Often the pump is not even close to reaching the bottom of the bottle.
• Daily shampooing of the hair is not healthy because it removes natural protective oils from the hair. Some people dilute their shampoo a little bit.
• Take a few things to the dump and see what your creative mind can bring home.
• Sticking zipper.  Rub some candle wax or a bar of soap over the zipper.
• Saliva. Cleaning with saliva might sound disgusting yet those famous ‘spit shine’ words are true.  Saliva contains natural mild proteins that make cleaning safe and easy.  It is so mild and efficient that it is used throughout the world to clean famous paintings with no damage.
• Bows.  Some people save bows from presents they receive and very carefully unwrap the presents to also save the paper.  Why not refrain from waste and save the beautiful bows that can be circulated until they get badly out of shape?
Personally, I will reuse any bows that make sense and then I will enhance them in my unusual way;  sometimes by adding long spiral pig tails or altering the bows themselves.  In my view it is the bow that celebrates and announces the present, and in my case, they become my signature.
At Christmas time the bows go in one bag and the paper in a recycle bag.
• Baggies, ziploc bags and plastic bags. Many people wash them over and over for reuse, especially the ziploc and freezer bags.
Some plastic bags from certain stores such as CVS and especially Target work very well for smaller garbage cans in the kitchen provided your household is not a large one and you recycle.  The bags are easy to tie and being small, they need to be tossed more often than the larger ones thus keeping the infectious garbage out of the house.
Bags from the produce section at the supermarket are good enough to freeze food. They are convenient, on hand, get a second life and save on using brand new bags.

• If we were to wash plastic ware such as forks, knives and spoons after a party, especially if they were the real nice kind say, would that be frugal? Cheap? Convenient? Eco friendly?  Intelligent?
• Vacuum cleaners come and go in this household but before departure the attachments are sequestered and the cord cut off if it is a nice one.
Attachments are usually of standard sizes and therefore can be used on the new vacuum.  No vacuum will offer all the ‘perfect’ attachments and so it is good to have a variety.
The cord is usually strong and provides an extra extension cord just by adding the plug end to it.