What have you cut from your personal budget this year?

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Permalink Reply by Steve Stuck on September 29, 2009 at 11:54pm

I have not cut ties with anything because during the "boom" times I saved and cut ties with several irresponsible economic actions that people still hold onto today.

My reserves in my business are tremendous and my personal debt is minimal. I am now going out and buying up things that people are screaming to basically give away. I am investing in hard assets that will make things very nice for me in less then a decade.

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Permalink Reply by Stephen James on September 30, 2009 at 11:15am

I'd guess there's less (relatively) "keep up with the Jones." If I wanted to attract attention and be showy, I'd move to the coasts.

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Permalink Reply by Pat Coyle on September 30, 2009 at 1:04pm

I should be cutting more...glad the economy is coming back :-)

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Permalink Reply by Michael Nolan on September 30, 2009 at 4:07pm

We've been vigilant about turning off lights when not in use and installing a clothesline to save electricity. Ganging up three or four errands for one trip to save gas. Gotten chickens for the cheap and tasty eggs they provide. Sent back the Netflix more frequently to watch more movies. Fixed or re-used things we'd otherwise have thrown away when times were more flush. Vacationed in Southern Indiana this summer after going to Ireland last summer.

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