How has the current economy helped you remain healthy?

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This may sound like a stupid question but it can make you healthy in two respects. Healthy as in your physical health or as in your fiscal health. Physically I notice I purchase food items that I have to prepare myself so I know what exactly in going into my food, I make healthier choices based also upon price comparison and remaining within portion limits of meals. Fiscally I have noticd that I can remain on a basic alloted food budget amount to cover these expenses vastly saving me money because I buy less prepared foods and I hav become a savvy shopper. It used to be my friends made fun of me because I used coupons and rebates, now not so much. In fact, starting Jauary I am going to begin tracking my savings using my techniques. So what doyou think? And try to look at the postive of the economy in terms of your health and budgeting.