Cutting costs

When the kids were young I clipped food coupons weekly. I gave up the practice when they grew up and our food bills decreased. Well, as a cost cutting move I started clipping coupons again. Last week I saved $42. I don't think I would be able to save this much weekly because my pantry is filled and I have back-up laundry soap, dish soap, tootpaste etc. Yesteday an older women was slowing the line with all her coupons and the person in front of me was getting a little impatient. I made a comment on how much I saved the week before and the woman looked at me for a second and commented "that much". She than proceed to tell me her son graduating this year from college had no job prospects in sight. She was frustrated for him. Yes, our young adult children are suffering from the down ecomony even more than us old timers. We at least had an opportunity to enter the workforce and work our way up in the world. It seems the world as they know it is collapsing. In my opinion we are headed back to the late 1970's to early 80's went interest rates were 12.5% and I sewed my kids clothing and clipped coupons weekly. Maybe we will all benefit from going back to simpler times.