Cutting back on?

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I trimmed our cable as much as DH would let me. He bike commutes or we carpool which means we drive our truck only 1-2 days a week. This frees it up from maintenance as regularly. We still take it out of town but only if we can do it on a tank of gas or less. Right now we can afford that luxury since gas is down to $1.69!

We no longer buy sodas for the house because 12 packs went up to $4/pack. Seemed like it was no longer worth it. I buy him premium beer but he usually only enjoys one a night and not every night so it lasts a couple weeks.

I let his grandma trim my hair. She is a retired beautician and although she doesn't do a world class salon job my hair is long and straight so why pay $40+ to have it done at a salon? I would pay her but she is on hard times and feels like it is the only thing she can give back. I have tried fitfully to pay her something!

We haven't had a land line since moving to the area in May 2005. We piggyback on my parents cell plan making it cheaper for everyone.