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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://community.post-gazette.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Coping with the economy</title><link>http://community.post-gazette.com/forums/138.aspx</link><description /><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008 (Build: 30414.1743)</generator><item><title>Re: Coping with the crisis: How are you cutting back?</title><link>http://community.post-gazette.com/forums/thread/26289.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:16:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">db5ed866-44d6-4195-a917-1a4c5f235eb9:26289</guid><dc:creator>simpleswine</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.post-gazette.com/forums/thread/26289.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.post-gazette.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=138&amp;PostID=26289</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;We cut back our Political donations to just $50 a month. I doubt it will hurt McCain, he&amp;#39;s not buying the vote, and it goes to the Compliance Fund anyway.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;We only go out twice a week for entertainment, but it&amp;#39;s alright.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Oh, and we checked our tire pressure!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item><item><title>Coping with the crisis: How are you cutting back?</title><link>http://community.post-gazette.com/forums/thread/24864.aspx</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:10:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">db5ed866-44d6-4195-a917-1a4c5f235eb9:24864</guid><dc:creator>PG Admin12</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://community.post-gazette.com/forums/thread/24864.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://community.post-gazette.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=138&amp;PostID=24864</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;p&gt;With so many household expenses considered &amp;quot;necessities&amp;quot; these days, what are you and your family&amp;nbsp;cutting back on as you cope with the economic crisis?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div style="clear:both;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>