Honestly, my family hasn't cut back on too much really.

In almost 24 years, my family have never traveled (minus school trips) so that doesn't apply to us. Neither my mom or I have licenses so we pay 25 bucks a month for an unlimited bus pass so local driving isn't an issue, nor is a new car (though I was planning on getting a license soon so that may be pushed back quite a bit). I don't go to movies and rarely rent or purchase them so that doesn't apply either, same with the video games. Clothing is a non-issue since the majority of the clothes are in good condition and can be worn to work. Take-out is an event every other week so there's no problem there either.

So the only thing that should have taken a hit would be the books/magazines area but now being eligible for a 33% discount on books and a 10% discount on magazines, I've been able to save money there even while buying the same amount.

We've tried to cut out non-essential food items like a bunch of sweets and non-essential, non-planned purchases at other stores but that hasn't happened too well either. We're trying to cut back on the electricity but the bill still seems to soar anyhow.