I agree with BleeckerSt_Girl on the eating out for breakfast. This is something my second husband and I have been doing for years as well. That was part of the renovation of the finances when we were first married.

We are using the crockpot as much or more these days. My husband has had two rounds of chili and I have been doing veggie/grain combos of sorts. They are the best pieces of equipment and the food is great.

I guess ever since my first husband died, I was ruthless with all bills and cut like mad to survive. So now that it has been eight years since he passed, to me its almost like second nature. My current husband was a widower also, so when I met him it was like doing what I did myself a second time with two people.

With the rise in gas prices and now falling, I have become used to walking, and now that I purchased a hardtail, (pictures coming soon under mountain biking)I feel like I can do longer trips arond town safely on the sidewalks and trails that are here. This means I can burn more calories, so I can eat more.