I applaud you, Jason Chaffetz

Since I'm all about saving money, this story I saw on the news the other night warmed my heart. Jason Chaffetz is a newly elected congressman from Utah. His home is, obviously, in Utah, with his wife and kids, but his job is in Washington, D.C. Most congressmen in the same situation get commuter apartments, but not Jason Chaffetz. He is going to live in his office so that he can save his family at least $1500 a month in extra rent. You'll see in the video what his living quarters will be like - his congressional office is huge, but it's by no means an apartment, or even a hotel room. His bed is a cot, his closet is a rod, and his kitchen is a mini-fridge. Apparently, Jason Chaffetz is accustomed to working from home, or homing from work, as the case may be, as he ran his election campaign out of his house in Utah, refusing to go into debt. He ended up beating a six-term incumbent, who outspent him by $600,000. Now he is taking his frugal ways to Washington, where hopefully he will rub off on a few people.

Click here for the video clip from ABC News.