For those dealing with hard times during this economy post your ways with dealing wit

[YarisSedan]

My employer just cut back all the hours of the employees including mine.

Things i have started doing is since im a mechanic i bought a mini fridge. Now i keep a box of cheerios and milk in the fridge and save 4 dollars a day instead of stopping for breakfast on the way to work. Plus size i started to loose a bit of weight as well as a result.

Also for lunch i skip the drink i just drink water from our water cooler. Or stock the mini fridge with drinks from my local mart which is obviousely cheaper than buying a soda for a dollar something.

I am trying to save a dollar here 50 cents there. At the end of the week it all adds up.

What are some other ideas are you guys using/doing. I think as gas goes up im going to start to try my take at hypermiling. But giving up driving like speedracer is going to be hard.