I’m eight months pregnant and I’m trolled for picking out baby furniture from the junkyard – it’s cheaper

PREPARING for a new baby costs thousands of dollars, so many new parents take advantage of sales, discounts, and coupons to get ahead.

Then there are parents like one Texas mom who prepped her baby’s entire nursery – and the rest of her family home – exclusively through dumpster diving.

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At eight months pregnant, Angel Durr called herself ‘the biggest cheapskate in Texas’[/caption]

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Durr sought out furniture, home goods, and even medications from dumpsters[/caption]

Angel Durr considers herself a third-generation dumpster diver, and at eight months pregnant, she’s labeled herself “literally the biggest cheapskate in Texas.”

Durr recollected her family’s dumpster diving history and her own philosophy toward the practice on TLC’s Extreme Cheapskates.

“My family’s been dumpster diving for generations,” Durr explained.

“Some people see dumpster diving as a sport. I see it as something I have to do to get what I want for the price that I’m willing to pay, which is nothing.”

A clip from the show saw Durr retrieving a bottle of folic acid from a dumpster. The vitamin is especially helpful to women during pregnancy.

“A lot of times they put expiration dates on things way earlier than they need to just to sell more products,” Durr claimed.

Lynetta Washington, Durr’s mother, supports her daughter’s dumpster diving – but only to an extent.

She disagrees with her daughter’s habit of getting free medication from trash bins or junkyards.

“Angel’s taken this a little bit further,” Washington said.

“She really doesn’t have to, but I think she’s gotten to the point where she doesn’t spend money on anything.”

Durr and her husband, Orlando Toldson, renovated and furnished their whole home without spending a penny.

They said that guests in their home are always shocked, and impressed, to learn that their house is outfitted exclusively with rescued items.

That includes the nursery, where Durr and Toldson saved thousands by using only salvaged supplies to decorate the room.

Everything from the paint on the walls to the baby’s crib was retrieved for free.

“Getting a crib from the dumpster is just like anything else from the dumpster,” Durr explained.

“I’m going to clean it, I’m going to sanitize it, I’m going to make sure it’s safe before I even let my baby set foot in it.”

Durr and Toldson even took a trip to the junkyard to get materials for a breast pump, which Toldson built and tested himself before giving it to Durr.

In the comments section, viewers weighed in on Durr’s extreme techniques for saving money.

“I don’t see why cheapskates have kids if they are sooo cheap,” one person wrote. “Having a child isn’t cheap.”

“I’m kinda impressed that she managed to make her house look THAT nice only from stuff she found in the trash, but looking in a dumpster for medications? Girl, no,” another wrote.

Some viewers pointed out that there are easier, safer options for expectant mothers to get free supplies than dumpster diving.

“She’s digging in the trash for baby items when usually, a church or Red Cross would give expectant mothers new things for free,” a comment read. “WIC could give her fresh and free vitamins.”

Others criticized the inherent risks of Durr’s practice, especially when it came to things like cribs, strollers, and car seats.

“She really needs to buy baby bedding new, and especially a car seat,” a concerned viewer wrote.

“Cut as many corners as you like, but if your baby’s safety is not worth spending a couple hundred on don’t have one!”

“Kind of selfish to deny their child the good things and then turn around and spend hundreds on a tattoo,” another viewer said, pointing out the many tattoos visible on Durr’s body.

A few commenters came to the couple’s defense.

“I actually really respect these guys for how resourceful they are,” one wrote.

“She dumpster dives for medication to take while pregnant,” a commenter argued back. “There is nothing admirable about this.”

For Durr, dumpster diving is a matter of principle – not necessity.

“It doesn’t really matter how much money I make,” Durr declared.

“I’m always going to feel like my money is sacred, and I’m going to be choosy about what I spend it on.”

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Durr and Toldson filled the back of their car with free finds from the junkyard[/caption]