How have you cut back?

[FUZO]

Have you changed any of your spending habits since the onset of the mortgage/banking/economic crisis? What changes have you made?

[3Vandoo]

Re: How have you cut back?

yes, I sent more money to the democrats

but dont tell you know who

[Dzone]

Re: How have you cut back?

I dont donate to any more crooks that call themselves "politicians" because they are a big reason we are in this mess...This is what they helped to create:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25244140/

[Merc]

Re: How have you cut back?

buy more beer

[TheChosen1]

Re: How have you cut back?

Bought more test and less Coca-Cola (my true addiction)

[deepsouth]

Re: How have you cut back?

I don't charge anything , but I still spend. If everyone stops spending the economy will alot worse than it is now- our spending is what drives the economy

[daved150]

Re: How have you cut back?

i cut back on driving. think before i spend. havnt made any large purchases, but that goes back about 7-8 mo's.

[Schiznick]

Re: How have you cut back?

Besides saving to buy up some rental property since the sheeeat is so cheap right now.. nothing... Im lucky to be in a recession proof business pretty much... Ive had the best year financially in probably 7 years...

The same houses that were selling for 400k around here 3 years ago, are going for 150k now...

[Dzone]

Re: How have you cut back?

Cut back? hell no, why should we? Every dollar we spend enriches the economy and makes some republican loving wall street CEO richer..lmao...

[Scalleywag]

Re: How have you cut back?

I took it back to my college days and eat only Oodles O' Noodles.

Seriously, we don't eat out as much (maybe twice per month as opposed to twice a week), I don't drive anywhere, and now my wife cuts coupons.

[jipped genes]

Re: How have you cut back?

i dont drive my car as much i cant afford gas for the beast

[dixiechick]

Re: How have you cut back?

We're making three house payments since our houses won't sell. That plus my commute double and increase in gas prices doesn't leave me with any extra spending money. Yes, I've had to cut all extras. Depending on what they decided about my job... I won't be spending anything on Christmas this year either. I'm usually done with my Christmas shopping by now, and I haven't even started.

I cut coupons too. We don't eat out near as much as we use too. I usually try to go see my parents once a month, but now we go several months without visiting them. There have been times I've had to skip refilling my medicines because I was out of money. For now it's just paycheck to paycheck.

[jamescb77]

Re: How have you cut back?

damn dixie it sounds liek things are really hiiting you hard i hope you guys have some luck selling your houses as im sure thats really were most the stress is coming form i mean hell it's hard enought o make 1 house payment i couldn't imagine 3

[kite]

Re: How have you cut back?

Everything's about the same with me, just tryin to stick a little back here and there.

[gymdiva]

Re: How have you cut back?

well mainly on food...business is down at outback so I have to work almost every night to make sure I'm stay even so I have been eating a steady diet of chicken and egg whites and sometimes things like yogurt...nothing special...I even cut out coffee! well, kind of...I still have coffee here I just don't go to starbucks for anything at all anymore...