in one sentence only....

[sabrelvssammy]

what is the one biggest thing you have done to save money since this 'economic down-turn' started...

and have you seen any noticeable difference (yes or no)... coz remember you only get ONE sentence....

[MoonMommy]

One thing I have done to save more money is to make my own bread however, I am not sure it is really saving us THAT much money, however I feel it is healthier for us.

[jas]

I stay out of the stores, Now if I could just stay out of the drive-thrus, that would save some serious money!!!

[SixxOfDiamonds]

One thing we've done to save money is to leave the house less, it has made SUCH a big impact, especially on my 'but-it's-on-clearance' shopping habits (not to mention gas, alone!)

[nuisance26]

~I do a big shop once a month instead of picking up the loss leaders every week.
Yes it has helped drop our overall gas usage by 15% and my grocery and home/beauty budgets by about $35 a month.~

[The Muse]

I started cookign from scratch and doing my main grocery shopping at Price-Rite and fruit and veggie buying at a produce market instead of buying everything at the small, overpriced yuppie Stop & Shop near my house. I've cut my grocery bill by about 2/3, despite rising prices!!

[Darlene]

I stay home.

No gas used, no impulse buys more $ stays in my bank account to go to rising taxes & fees. grr that's another story.

[lmbaker520]

I have been cooking from scratch more, shopping less and cut off my cable.

[Trishagirl]

I've gone back to clipping coupons and watching the sales and we don't go out to eat much anymore.

[mommy4ever]

I have taken the time to create a budget that reflects all of our fixed expenses plus our variables, within that budget I've set a realistic savings plan, debt repayment and grocery fund, which is spent after pouring through the flyers; this has actually made our money go a lot further for us.

[shadowfax]

I started going the extra 10 miles to Save A lot once a month instead of shopping at the closer but far more expensive grocery stores and am saving a bundle on food.

[tigo]

No more eating out.

[Debbie-cat]

Staying home and selling stuff I don't need/want anymore.

[Buc-O-Mama]

Using dramatically less electricity and cooking well planned meals from scratch.

[elphie]

I've noticed a huge difference simply by cooking from scratch and comparison shopping.