Is the economy changing the way you spend?

We only drive when necessary. We live in the foothills of the Rockys and have not taken picnics or gone shopping at all!

Yes i think it is something everone will have to do, even the pople with alot of money are being left in the lurch while bank after bank forecloses and can only pay some of them some of their money! It is crazy our economic situation at the moment in Australia and America atleast, i'm not sure about the rest of the worlds econimic status.

We have been trying to put some money back, as we think it will get worse before it gets better. We spend alot more time at home.

generally says,it not chang much of my life,because am still a student my parents support my life. but two years later i had to stand on my own feet.in that time i think i couldn't eat so much meat as i want.to be a new man of society may be not a easy thing.but i think take effort is the key to a easy life.

We don't go out just 'looking' anymore. I shop less and less. I don't buy unless it's necessary. We've done without things in the grocery store we'd love to have, but food prices have gone sky high along with the gas prices. Thank goodness, gas has started coming down some. We've also cut way back on eating out. We went to one of our favorite BBQ places Sunday for the first time this year.

It is horrible! We have always been on a very strict budget, but the costs of just groceries alone is killing us. I have 4 kids, so there are 6 of us in the family. We use to go out for dinner once a week as our treat...either go to the restaurant or for takeout. Now we are lucky to get a pizza once a week.

I have always been careful about spending money, but more so now with everything going up. I shop at the dollar store alot, and try not to use more gas than needed. I also use cold water to wash my clothes, amoung many other money saving things I do.

We've always lived a frugal lifestyle, but with prices raising, we've tweaked things even more. Especially with gas prices what they are, I think a lot of people are having to evaluate whether it is actually economically feasible to work at jobs where they need to commute a distance. They are, at least, having to look at other transportion options, such as public transportation or carpooling.

My husband and I are self employed, and things are really slow here. We laid off 5 crews, sold our trucks, and do much of the work ourselves. The gas isa killer. Since work is so slow, all the suppliers charge a fuel charge yet things are so competitive we can not pass those fees on.