A suffering economy in 2012...what are you doing to survive?

I`m doing some things to live better, although I would not talk about "surviving" because I have too much to be thinking in those terms. I am planting veggies in part of my garden. Each year I do it better. This Summer (I`m in Spring now) I will have tomatoes, green beans and basil. I also have kale, arugule and leeks. Ihave some herbs such as oregano, bay, chives, garlic and other plants and shrubs. I also do intelligent grocery shopping, sticking to my list. I don`t but many clothes and I only eat out when I`m invited. But I invite often to my house as I love to cook. If I cook from scratch it`s not expensive.

Many of us have had to make some sacrifices in the year 2012 to keep up with an economy that keeps spiraling down the hopper. I am no exception to say the very least. There have been instances in the past where I have tried with a nearly insane degree to save money. However over the past three or four years, it has been a constant marathon. Thankfully, I think that I have come out ahead. The best way to survive is to limit my travels to the barest minimum and not head outdoors. There are just times where I think if we go anywhere, we are going to be tempted to make purchases. Therefore, I’m going to endeavor to eliminate that temptation by only limiting my trips to places with what is necessary. Also shopping around for some deals, and walking whenever I can as opposed to guzzling down the gas. The small things might add up after a while.

I think that the economy over the past couple of years is something that has struggled a lot, and there are many people who are not able to get through life in the same way as they might have been able to in the past. One of the things that I think that everybody should be trying to do is to save money whenever they can because this means that they would be able to put a little bit to one side so that they would be able to pay for things that they might not have been expecting, such as having to have their car repaired or something like that.

Thanks a ton for sharing this discussion. Well i think this year's economy has hit very hard on the common people who are facing loads of problems and issues like petrol price hike, hike in the prices of general commodities and vegetables, etc and that has made their lives even more worse. In this regard, we have also cut down our expenses and are relying more on savings so as to secure our entire family. What say?

May be your country is pouring money to make others a harder time is frankenstein.