[mabelkitty]

I'm right with you, there. No fancy restaurants, no trips, no new clothes, etc.

Ohio is taxing me more, I have no children but I have to be taxed on a school system that adds no value to my home, my insurance went up, and now they are moving another city's water into my street costing me upfront $8,500. Water will no longer be free.

I'm a white woman, but I am tired of being hassled by "the man". And I use that term to symbolize the tax and spend politicians running this country.

[strider44]

Hey, I just left Ohio (Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati). I miss the golf and my low mortgage payment. Keep up your frugal ways, you'll find a man that respects and appreciates that!

[GYPSY286]

what you said - I know exactly what you mean and I'm a single person in PA. I thought at this point in my life, things would be "easier". Instead, I live from pay-to-pay, no vacation since 1987, and am looking for a part-time evening job to boot.