saving money

1. Is this too extreme at this time in the recession?
i mean i think it's on the drastic side; but at least she won't have to worry about not being able to feed her children.

2. Do you or your family do any saving to this extreme? If so, What?
we don't use or bathrooms we have an outhouse as well as we are only allowed to shower once a week and we don't eat period
we are getting solar panels put on our roof to conserve energy (won't have an electric bill)
3. Do you think that eventually we will all have to save 50% or more of our income each month?
i think that eventually we might NEED to but in all reality people will still have bills to pay and will need that money to do so

4. What are other methods that you may know of to save more money?
turn the water off while brushing your teeth, take baths, using the bathroom if it's yellow let it mellow if its brown flush is down, turn off the lights when you're not in a room as well as any other appliances, don't eat out as much, save leftovers, by things on sale, walk if you can or car pull, etc