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Dec 27, 2009

"No one has ever become poor by giving." --Anne Frank

Suja & Scott Thomas: Ultra-Frugal for A Cause

Suja Thomas, who wears socks with holes, isn't giving her husband anything for Christmas. Likewise, when Scott Bahr proposed to Thomas in spring 2008, he offered her a red plastic heart in place of an engagement ring. The Champaign couple's intense frugality is by design. Their idea is to save as much as possible in order to give more money to others in need. This Christmas, the pair raised the stakes. Thomas and Bahr have pledged to give up to $50,000 of their own money to five charities by matching donations from others...The couple said in their mission statement. "We have discovered that we obtain the most fulfillment in our lives, from looking beyond these daily cravings to what our money can do for people who are in need."