We have certainly tightened up our errands to be most efficient. I get sick of doing so many things in one trip, but I keep telling myself I have to do it that way.

We gave my Camry to my son to drive to Texas for his internship; that means my husband (What does DH stand for anyway?) now drives my son's old Civic since he commutes 35 miles to work. No option there. I'm a teacher so it is more important that my arrival is not dependent on traffic. Teachers are expected to be ready for the kids, no excuses!

We feel the education crunch for sure with 2 kids in college and my husband in grad school! Our best defense right now was to change the way our "savings" are handled in order to shield us more from taxes, which take our vacation money every DAMN year I'm hoping that in the next two years we will be able to breathe a little between paychecks. Ha!

I wish I felt that I could cycle to work, simply for the exercise; there again being a teacher I bring a lot, a lot, A LOT of stuff home. I also don't think the principal would appreciate me coming to work all sweaty. I figure I live 2 miles from work and wouldn't be saving that much gas. Thirty-five miles is a bit far for my husband to cycle. Although he does leave before the sun smiles on us each day to avoid sitting in traffic burning gas.

We are sweating around the house, even though he swears the air conditioner is on. I imagine we will wear a lot more clothing this winter to avoid higher fuel costs. Some people don't have heat at all, so we will live just fine if we are a little less than comfortable.

So far we haven't given up Starbucks yet; we've cut back, but not quit

Interesting comments from everyone. I enjoyed them.