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Cutting food costs: Here's what the pros do
From the seasonal fish shacks to the neighborhood bistros to the highest-priced steak houses, restaurants in Rhode Island are not only dealing with the increasing cost of raw ingredients but seeing fuel surcharges on deliveries and even waste removal.
Your turn: What are you doing to cut food costs?
Getting by on less: Real estate collapse cuts
Cranston family's income in half
5.04.08
The Martin family has cut back on groceries and elsewhere to accommodate the rising cost of gasoline.
Chart: Four years of the Martin family's budget figures for month of April
Your turn: The Martin family has cut back on groceries and elsewhere to accommodate the rising cost of gasoline. How are you getting by?
Audio slideshow: The Martin family has cut its spending substantially
Avoiding the gas pump by bike, bus and carpool
5.02.08
As gas prices rise, people are finding that there are alternatives to driving.
Audio slideshow: Rhode Islanders' solutions to the high cost of gas
No quick fix to soaring fuel costs, lawmakers say
5.02.08
The local delegation is more optimistic about long-term changes in energy policy than about controlling prices at the pump this summer.
Audio: Senator Whitehouse and Congressman Kennedy thinking long-term to remedy high cost of gas
Thinking twice before filling up
5.01.08
People with low and limited incomes are not the only ones not filling up at the pumps.
Fueling concern: Fuel costs are soaking city budgets
4.30.08
Fuel and oil prices that are whacking motorists, and home heating oil users are also straining school and municipal budgets.
Sinking Feeling: Gas prices weigh heavy on some boaters
The soaring price of fuel is forcing many boaters to think twice before heading out on the water.
Audio slideshow: New boat owner fulfills long-held dream, despite gas prices
Demand overseas will keep oil prices pumped up
Southeastern New England's beleaguered motorists may not want to hear this, but experts say the price of petroleum products and gasoline will continue to rise for the foreseeable future.
Your Turn
The ripple effect of gas prices: Where are you seeing it?
Are high gas prices changing your driving habits?
What adjustments are you making in your day-to-day spending?
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