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[quote=Anonymous]OP is feeling what a lot of us will be feeling soon - we just aren't as close to the edge so don't realize it yet. The value of the dollar has plummeted, and inflation is soaring - despite the official numbers. This is what I suggest - 
1 - Call up your cell phone company and internet company. Tell them you are newly poor and need to find savings. I called Verizon and reduced mine by over $50 a month each. 
2 - Credit cards get paid first (after mortgage!). Try not to keep a balance on them. Other bills can wait until you pay them down. 
3 - Electricity, gas, water are super expensive now (thanks Data Centers!). Be strict about their use. Act like you are in a drought - if it's yellow let it mellow. Only use dryer if necessary - clothes can be air dryed, etc. 
4. Lentils for the win! Less meat is good for you. Growing up poor (then rich, then poor again), my mom would make huge batches of lentils and beans and freeze them. My sister and I joke about the bean soup but we ate it and survived.

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