I generally don't pay too much attention to prices--I'm always amused at friends who parse gas prices to the penny. If something seems outrageously expensive, I'll do a workaround. Aside from my obscene property taxes, my basic needs are very reasonable--housing, fuel, food. I'm having to pay more attention to food spoilage since I seem to be eating less of it. I'm not sure why you're keen on restricting your husband's meat-eating, but the longest-lived men in my family were inveterate carnivores, if that's any consolation.