A new development

My husband was told yesterday that he will have his hours back up to 40, it might be temporary or it might be "permanent" (which doesn't mean permanent, if you know what I mean). This is great for us. We had been able to hold steady with everything, but a few more months at the lower hours and we might have been in trouble. Interestingly, I had been thinking about if things changed, if he were to get a new job, etc. and I have already determined that no matter what our financial situation there are still a lot of frugal habits that I don't think we'll let go. There is no way I would stop couponing, I feel silly about all of the money we spent on groceries before couponing, all the items that I bought without waiting for a sale, the money I could have been saving all along. I also won't stop doing the deals at CVS and Walgreens, those are just out right awesome deals, when you can get things for free or for pennies. I also think we would continue to monitor our electric consumption. The one thing that might change a bit would be the fact that I have been avoiding certain activities based on how far away they are from our home and how much gas I would spend to get to them. Another habit we have gotten into is cooking and eating at home, and I don't think that will change, we have been eating better for much less and I really enjoy cooking. I actually think that being forced to look at our habits and find ways to lessen the cost of our lifestyle has been a wonderful thing for our family. A little stressful, but wonderful for the fact that we will carry most of these habits forward, leading us into a better financial position.