USA Today: Americans digging deep to save money
USA Today has this report: Americans digging deep to save money.
A snippet:
They’re cutting back on travel for the holidays (63%), eating out at restaurants (81%), entertainment such as going to movies (72%), and household services such as housekeeping or lawn service (37%). …
Cyrus Tookes of Jacksonville says he and his family of six children have “tightened the reins a bit” on food and clothing expenses. They’re cooking more at home, and they’re buying in bulk, too.
He and his wife, Monique, also started putting smaller portions of food on each child’s plate after discovering that “the trash can was eating better than we were!”
Posted: November 17th, 2008 under Frugal living, In the News.
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