Here are 11 things our family of 4 has stopped doing to save money in this economy and what we do instead

• Inflation has a lot of people rethinking how they spend their money.
• For my family, it required some tough choices but will make us stronger financially in the long term.
• Some strategies had a bigger cost upfront to save over the long term, such as buying an espresso machine.

While Americans are still spending money, inflation has a lot of people rethinking what they do to get the best bang for their buck. This is no different in our family of four, which includes two teenagers.