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No, I may be pregnant, which is probably the most expensive change I can make for the long-term.

However, my husband and I have BTDT with a decade of a very frugal life: 
- buying food only when it's on sale, and buying as minimally packaged and processed as possible, since usually it's cheaper.
- cooking from scratch and using up all leftovers.
- wasting as little as possible generally. 
- not heating as much in winter or cooling as much in summer (we still do that, actually: 64 in winter and 76 in summer, but it goes up to 80+ in the bedrooms).
- no immediately consumable entertainment like cinemas, restaurants, beauty appointments. We watch movies on our computer screen with Amazon Prime, since we are Amazon Prime customers. We haven't had cable ever.
- shopping for furniture at estate sales/IKEA, and for clothes in thrift shops like Value Village (although it takes time and effort).
- no expensive kid activities or stuff.
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Amen to that. That's exactly what we have been doing for years. Plus, I stopped going to hairdresser ( my only beauty visit anyway) and now my friend cuts my hair. No restaurants for us, only when guests are in town, or we are on vacation. We bought recently queen bed from Ethan Allen for $30 to furnish our guest bedroom. No buying processed foods, no sodas, no fast food. [/quote]

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