For most people, saving money is a drag cutting out everything in the day that's fun. There are, however, ways to save while enjoying life's little splurges. From that venti soy vanilla latte, to a great movie, to a little mani/pedi, it's life's little splurges that make the week fun and that's exactly what people are cutting out in order to save money during these tough economic times. "When you think about saving, it equals deprivation for people but it doesn't have to," Kelly Grant, of smartmoney.com, says.

Kirstin Cole is CBS 2's consumer reporter. She joined WCBS-TV in 2001 as a general assignment reporter and has also served as co-anchor of the station's weekend news broadcasts. If you have a story you want Kirstin to investigate, click here to send her an e-mail.
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