I have given up going out to lunch at the cafeteria at work. That saves about $20 a week.

If I do go out to dinner, I never order a beverage.

I gave up buying books and music. I get everything at the library.

Soon I will be separated/divorced and won't have my husband's income to help with family expenses, so I need to get more serious about cutting back if I want to continue therapy. (My insurance covers zero, and my daughter goes to therapy also. My therapy is $125/visit and my daughter's is $90/visit. T recently told me he raised his rates to $145 but he is keeping me at $125, thank goodness. Every little savings helps.)

I am thinking of eliminating all newspapers and magazines. I can get my news online.

Recently I went off my Buspar prescription for anxiety. It was only $2 a month. Instead, my doctor prescribed Lexapro for anxiety, which was $76 per month. That made me decide not to fill the prescription. That would be $912 a year! That would pay for over 7 therapy visits!!! So that is a good savings. Sometimes I wonder what % of T's gross annual income comes from me?