SEWARD, NE — A local man set an impressive new standard for frugality this week by renting a professional-grade steamroller to squeeze one last usable amount of toothpaste from the tube.

Gary Albrecht, husband and father, refused to concede that the tube of toothpaste had run out, instead vowing to do whatever it took to squeeze out the very last blob. Albrecht deemed the massive machine used for smoothing out road surfaces to be just the right tool for the job.

"Don't throw that away! There's plenty left in there!" Albrecht was heard admonishing one of his children as they attempted to throw the toothpaste tube in the trash. "Watch, I'll show you."

Albrecht later explained that he wanted to teach his children to not be wasteful, eventually borrowing a steamroller from the Nebraska Department of Transportation to extract one last pea-sized amount of toothpaste from the tube.

"Do you think toothpaste tubes grow on trees?" Albrecht reportedly asked his kids. "This stuff isn't cheap, you know? It's important to use everything you can — even if you have to obtain a CDL and operate an enormous and dangerous machinery."

After having successfully squeezed the toothpaste tube until it was empty and thinner than a sheet of paper, Albrecht finally approved having it thrown in the trash.

At publishing time, Albrecht informed his kids that their box of cereal wouldn't be considered completely empty until they had poured every last bit of cereal dust into their bowls.

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