I'm enjoying the many ideas you all have for cutting down on spending. One thing I do is check the price of gas on the computer and buy while it is at a low usually Monday/Tuesday. I Google "gas prices in (my town & state)". I have used coupons for years and print a lot of them from the computer. I am lucky to live near a Kroger store that doubles $1. We are lucky that we grew up with thrifty parents and grandparents. Would these younger people be able to handle a big cut in pay? Cooking from scratch would be one of the things I can think of that might be a big problem for them.