The recession has had many of us pinching our pennies. A dollar has to stretch farther than ever before. With so many watching their budgets, we were curious to hear if you were making any changes to your activities?
Are you staying in more? Are you doing more home entertaining? Please tell us what you think. We want to know!
Staying home more (78.7%)
Going out more (1.5%)
No change (19.8%)
We are definitely staying home more. We are cooking at home rather than going out and even started using coupons which is a great and easy way to save money. Plus it also gives more family time. With a family of four it can be way too expensive to eat out and the food really isn't all that!
My family stays home more this year.
I have been staying home 100% more because I lost my job. There is no job market to go out in everything is done by computers.....I cant afford to drive around unless I have too.
My daughter and I spend more time playing games at home, going to the lake, watch more movies, excercise more. It accually has brought us a lot closer. It is teaching her how valuable money is. How to use coupons.
We are doing things we should have done all along...not eat out as much, watch impulse buying and back to coupons and have movie night at home and talk more.
we are watching our pennies more. wiser spending choices for sure!
We have been teaching our kids a new lesson.....you have have fun without spending money. So far they enjoy their new lesson.
My household has lost all of it's income and unemployment.. having enough food is a real problem. We are fighting just to keep our family alive
I have been trying to cut dinners out. Keep more of the money in the home.
This year we will stay home more but have decided to take up fishing...love fish....