Americans find simple ways to tighten their belts (Reuters ...

Still, some trips have to be canceled, whether to the shopping mall or to see friends and relatives. “I'm driving less. You don't get to travel to see extended family as much,” said Dave Bennett, 51, of Waltham, Massachusetts. ... That means “more hours by myself, fewer employees,” he said. (Reporting by Lauren Keiper, additional reporting by Peter Henderson in San Francisco and Carey Gillam in Kansas City, writing by Ros Krasny; Editing by Kenneth Barry) ...