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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Would love to get ideas for what else we could be doing as everything just gets more and more unaffordable.  I really didn’t used to think about it this much for the last two years have been brutal.  I’ll start:

- Used to eat out twice a week, now we eat out twice a month (take out only). Cook 7 nights a week but meals have gotten less complicated because who can realistically cook that much?

- started buying frozen afterschool snacks (tater tots, chicken tenders) and don’t let the kids stop at Starbucks or Boba place or whatever more than 2-3x per month

- Decided to drive our car until the wheels fall off. New cars are insane.  When did that happen?

- started buying all basics (socks, underwear, basic tees) on Amazon.

- only shop for clothes off season and on sale.  Have bought some basics from Target and Uniqlo.  Saw a fairly basic sweater at J.Crew for $350 and almost laughed out loud.

- only reading books from the library

- no more sporting events for entertainment (we used to enjoy basketball games)

I would not have considered us to be in a difficult financial situation even two years ago. Our jobs are thankfully stable.  But neither of us got pay increases this year because of cost cutting.  It just doesn’t feel sustainable.   [/quote]

OP:

How much do you spend each month on alcohol/beer/wine? That’s a good place to save money.

How much do you spend on haircuts and related products? Extend the number of weeks/months between trips to the salon.

Everyone should be thinking about cutting gas usage. I’m trying to find legit excuses to avoid my brutal commute downtown (plus parking costs). I also try to avoid going anywhere by car over the weekend.

Scale back on subscriptions.

Turn down the thermostat…a lot.

We scaled back on paper towel use dramatically by using hand towels.

We are eating a lot of basic meals. And I’m baking instead of purchasing some things.

PS - We mostly live simply so we have more money for travel and fun things. We haven’t scaled back on that stuff at all. YOLO[/quote]

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