Congrats on furthering your education!
Years ago, I couldn't figure out where our money was going, so for a couple weeks, I wrote down every penny we spent. Added up the utilities, too. This was harder than I thought, but what an eye opener! We stopped eating out and started turning off lights when not in use. (To this day, I hate having unnecessary lights on.) I agree Dave Ramsey is very inspirational. Also totally agree with shopping thrift shops and Dollar stores.
GOOD LUCK!