“I'm giving up my Porsche. I have a company car, too, and I don't need them both.”

— Erin Parmelee, attorney, Lawrence

“Shoes and hats. They're the most expensive items I buy regularly that I can do without.”

— Matt Tice, Kansas University freshman, Osage City

“Going out to the bars. It's so much cheaper to go to the liquor store, so I just buy it there and invite friends over to the house.”

— Sunny Lee, KU graduate student, Seoul, South Korea

“I just give up driving and make someone else drive.”

— Chad Simpson, break operator, Topeka