by Paul Davidson
USA Today
Inflation finally pushed Mark Hawkes to a breaking point.
So a few months ago, he canceled his gym membership.
“I can do workouts at home,” especially isometric exercises, says Hawkes, who is 62 and lives in Madison, South Dakota.
He also plans to downgrade his family’s cable TV service significantly, and may even cut the cord, relying on over-the-air TV and streaming services.
At the same time, he’s spending $2,500 to remodel his bathroom, a project that wasn’t exactly a must-do.