with the price of gas and my car's poor mileage, i only shop once a week. if i want to shop in another section of town, i wait until i have at least 3 reasons to travel in that direction. i eat what is on sale, even though i may be drooling for a juicy steak. i keep the curtains closed against the sun and open the windows when i wake up [usually pre-dawn] for nature's air conditioning. i only run the washer when i have a full load. i gave up the movie channels which decreased my bill by half. i saved the throw-away printer cover sheets for the DGKs to color on. when i remodeled the kitchen, i used the old cabinets to put extra storage space in my office and sewing room. when i want to eat out, i go to the local buffet and arrive early enough for the senior discount :)