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He didn’t stop there.

“I kind of let my hair grow out a little bit longer than I normally would have, so that was some extra money right there,” he added. “If I could walk as opposed to drive, then I’d walk, ‘cause the library’s like maybe 30 minutes from my house or something like that … and that was a little bit of gas saved.”

Boston, who tracked his weekly finances at home with a pencil and paper, even learned how to change the oil in his car rather than take it into the shop.

The penny pinching paid off.

By the time Clinton announced her candidacy in April, Boston had reached his goal.

“Lo and behold, there that $1,000 was, and I was just like, ‘Oh, freaking gosh,’” he said, “I got to the Internet as fast as I could so that I could donate the money. It was just awesome.”

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Boston appears to be an exception to the rule in a campaign era that covets small-dollar, grassroots donations. (The average donation to Clinton’s campaign last quarter was $145 -- far less than Boston’s contribution.)

When ABC News caught up with him on a recent nightshift, he explained that he was born and raised in Little Rock, is a longtime Democrat and believes that making a financial contribution was the best way to support Clinton. (He also contributed to President Obama’s campaign during the 2012 election cycle by saving up).

This time, Boston said he’s “saying some prayers” for Clinton and hoping she’s the one who “makes it to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.”

He said he sees his donation as a small way to give back.

“I went without some things that I would have liked to have, but I just felt like she needed it more than I did,\" Boston said, \"And I didn’t mind sacrificing to give it to her.\"

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