Effects of Economy on the Home Level

The economy is definitely effecting things on every level of my life. I am clipping coupons (yuck), being the mean mom who doesn't allow much eating out, and trying to save on gas. But it really hit me the other night when Hannah asked if we could afford our house and all the other things we (namely her gymnastics) do. Now, this was out of the blue and I know that I have been expressing my opinion about how we all need to do our best to save, but still it caught me off guard. So I asked why she would think that. She explained that there are alot of houses for sell in our neighborhood and she was wondering if we could afford ours or if we would have to move, too. Now, that just breaks my heart that she is worried about losing her home. I assured her that no matter how tight things were, we would always be sure the necessities were covered first.