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Article:

Survey Results: Where are you cutting back?

Reader Advice

"When choosing a vacation spot, we like to stay in timeshares and/or condos with cooking facilities. We buys groceries and cook 1 or 2 meals each day to save on expenses. "

"We've scaled back to little day trips (maybe hiking a nearby trail), so we still get the feeling of escaping our everyday surroundings. "

"Instead of spending money on a vacation this year, I am spending that time volunteering at a place that is hurting financially due to government cutbacks - some examples are food pantry, animal shelter, library, parks department, YMCA."