Cutting back on?

[surgtech1956]

Buying coffee. I'm cutting back or out, buying my morning coffee on the way to work. Its not that expensive, just Speedway($1.26), but adds up. I'm just making a half of pot and filling up my travel mug and away I go.

[VeloVT]

Bike clothes . Clothes in general .

Soda. This saves a surprising amount of money (I was a big time Diet Coke addict) and it's better for me too.

Looking for a way to trim back my telecom bill. I currently have a "triple-play" package with high-speed internet, unlimited domestic calling and mid-level cable. I need the internet and honestly, if we're going to have a landline at all, for our purposes, the cheaper calling plans aren't worth it (most of what we use the landline for is long distance and out-of-state fax). I've been trying to decide if there's some novel way I can cut out the cable -- Hulu, Boxee, Apple TV, etc. If anyone has experience with this I'd be glad to hear about it.

[crazycanuck]

Next year since i'm returning to uni part time, i think we'll be cutting back on basic junk. Tis all a bit fuzzy at the moment but we can handle it when it comes..

[Crankin]

Nothing, except we postponed our Italy trip until 2010. Looking to do something in eastern Canada where we can drive to and take our own bikes.

[NoNo]

Over the past few years I've cut out internet, driving to work (thanks to a move closer to the office), reduced my tv package, and actually make lists when I go to the grocery store. When I know what it is I plan on making for the week, it really cuts down on random purchases. I've always been a brown-bagger. In school the other kids would have sandwiches and I'd break out a thermos of hot soup Never had a land line, didn't see the need for it when I had a cell phone. We used to make coffee in the office, but there were three people and only two of us were buying supplies Last month I decided I'd had enough of that and broke out my big thermos and I carry it in from home now. Last week I put that plastic stuff over the windows to keep drafts out, and I've noticed a difference. Granted, I only keep the thermostat at 60, but it just feels like the chill has been taken out. Other than completely cutting out cable, I'm not sure where else I can cut back. Even still, it's going to be tough getting the bills paid this winter.

[ridebikeme]

WEll, I'm like the rest of you in terms of cutting back... I only use the landline for the internet, and use dial up for that... slow but it works. Long Distance calls are made on my cell phone, and I'm on a family plan with that. The cable tv is gone, generally only watch movies anyway.I heat with wood, so no dependence on foreign oil, in fact, have been cutting some of my own wood as well... a little less to pay others for it. Go to the grocery store with lists, which obviously cuts down on impulse items and eating out. And last but not least, cutting back on some of my bike related items... do I really need it? Is it something that I simply just want? And more than likley, will plant a garden this year as well...