So... Push comes to shove, and you have to give sacrifice "something" in order to survive.
What do you give up first?
1. Cable/Satellite
2. Cell phone
3. Going out to eat
4. Internet access
5. Movies/shows/concerts

no hedging
1. Cable / satellite
2. Movies
3. My
second land line. (I've always had two: One for mom and dad and bro and
my best friend and the other line for everyone else: Businesses, acquaintances, - which is rarely plugged in - all "they" get is an endless ring - no answering device - I do "occasionally" answer that line and when the person annoys me - that line gets unplugged again for a while...)
Everything else - can't do...