Question of the Day | 11/05/2008 11:00 pm

What's the one thing you plan to give up to save money? What's the one thing you won't give up?

Candice Bergen | 11/05/2008 11:00 pm

Candice Bergen: 'I Am Not a Spendthrift'

I am not a spendthrift so there’s no glaring thing I would cut. But I will probably trim here and there. And not buy clothes.

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Joan Juliet Buck | 11/05/2008 11:00 pm

The 4 Items Joan Juliet Buck Won't Buy to Save Money

Already gave up: Starbucks. Deli sandwiches. Eleven-dollar canned Spanish Tuna. Six-dollar blueberries.
Trying to give up: Bottled water. Storage units. Cabs. (why won’t buses go where I want them to?) But, weirdly, I now crave new clothes.
Cannot give up: Blow-drys at Dramatics. Massage. Health club. iTunes Downloads. Theater tickets. Books. Tipping.

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Joan Ganz Cooney | 11/05/2008 11:00 pm

What Joan Ganz Cooney Feels Guilty About

I am fortunate in that I don’t HAVE to give up anything but, walking up Madison Avenue recently, I realized that, under the circumstances, I would feel immoral if I bought any of the stuff I saw in the windows. In good times, I’d only feel decadent.

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Liz Smith | 11/05/2008 11:00 pm

Liz Smith Tries to Channel the Grinch?

I have cut back on the Christmas extravaganza which seems to overtake me every year no matter how I plan to be frugal and stoic. Probably I won’t cut out much of anything because I am already living pretty low on the hog. I won’t give up riding in taxis. I do public transportation when I can, but sometimes I can’t.

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