Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 44 Belt tightening 44 pinching pennies 43 Paying 42 budgeting 42 Economically speaking 42 budgets 42 shrinking paychecks 42 Overspending 42 scrimping 41 pinch pennies 40 Cutbacks 40 Standardized tests 40 belt tightening 38 Getting 38 stagnant wages 38 Staycations 38 Sticker shock 37 Underfunding 37 Budgets 37 Tighter 37 layoffs furloughs 37 Commuting 37 scrimp 37 Reducing 37 Budgeting 37 clipping coupons 37 stay cation 37 tradeoff 36 college tuitions 36 Dieting 36 Skyrocketing 36 Bottom line 36 Recession 36 Cutting 36 Furloughs 36 Keeping tabs 36 Shoveling 36 Downsizing 36 Freelancing 36 Saving 36 Financially 36 Proponents argue 35 balancing checkbook 35 Danielle DiMartino 35 tuition 35 Alleviating 35 credit crunch 35 Affording 35 finances 35 Prioritizing 35 Penny pinching 35 cutbacks 35 keggers 35 Frugality 35 Stressful 35 hiring freezes 35 overscheduled 35 economic downturn 35 Mark Kantrowitz publisher 35 Telecommuting 35 savings 34 Tuition 34 Recessions 34 Quitting smoking 34 becoming scarcer 34 Spending 34 recession 34 Shuttering 34 Haggling 34 vacations 34 Curtailing 34 OUR OPINION 34 Commutes 34 Subsidizing 34 BrokeAss Blog Need 34 Saying goodbye 34 schlepping 34 Declining enrollment 34 staycation 33 Dreading 33 skimping 33 Economically 33 stressful 33 ItÕs 33 budget shortfalls 33 Credit Card Debt 33 credit crunch bites 33 Refinancing 33 housing slump 33 crunch 33 Internships 33 penny pinching 33 tuition hikes 33 Tougher 33 Shortening 33 costs 33 Procrastination 33 shrinking nest eggs 33 Great Recession 33 Repaying 33 Videoconferencing