Thanks everyone! These are great tips. We use a lot of water. I have always been afraid of buying generic, but recently I was at Wal*Mart and I bought some Crystal Light pour into the bottle things,do you know what I'm talking about? Well I got the Wal*Mart brand and they were okay. asmom, I could afford that trip. I had saved for a few months. Like I said I had some unexpectd expenses. My kids are 13,12,7. They cannot cook. My neighbor keeps an eye on them. I also used some coupons. Thanks again for all your suggestions.