Well the van is still not fixed yet. I am almost done with it and about ready to start walking again. The only bad part is that I would have to barrow a car to get out to the res to do some shopping once a month out that way. I am not worried about the other shopping at all since I do have wheel bags. That is where the van stands at this point in time. Anyway I have been thinking again on where to cut on the budget once again. It is just one of them days of haveing things dropped in my lap and lets see what I can do with other things also while I am at it all while I am overly frustrated on things. May as well as I figured it all. So at this point in time I have cut more out and mean it. Since the days are getting longer I haven't turned on the one light yet for the bird. I have to cut where I can now and that is part of it. There are a few other things also that I am cutting also. Since I hardly go out to eat that is not a problem at all around here pluss I hardly go out to the bars also. Now I am also thinking of getting more recipies to make more of the meals from scratch also around here. I just can't see ripping a box open for meals around here. Also after about 4 years I am running low on shampoo around here. It kills me to say it. What amazes me around here is that I had so much shampoo, conditioner, and bar soap that it hurt. What some would do was just keep buying it and then forget what she bought the month before around her place. After she passed away I ended up with a tote full of stuff to go thru. It was pretty bad for about 3 years after haveing a hodge podge worth of stuff to use of course. After the 4th year I have one bottle of shampoo that is left and happy about it. All I could do was shake my head and start useing it all up. Now since all but one bottle has been used up I have been finding that shampoo and conditioner has been on sale alot more lately at the stores. And for dirt cheap prices for what we use. I did pick up 2 bottles of shampoo the other day while I was out. Now I will be looking for alot more bargins out in the stores and will use coupons on top of it also. At this point I have no choice but to do this. Also I am cutting out the lunch meats while I am at it. There is no need for it since I threw out the person that ate all of the lunch meat to begin with. Now some are going to be totally be mad at me and I just don't care anymore. I am going to the very cheap side of life again. I have started with it already for the very cheap side once again. I will also let you folks know in the afternoon or evenings in how the day has went. With the mornings I will let you know what I have planed for the day also. What I have in my mind is not as bad as I think it is niether. The worst part at this point is getting use to the changes once again.