My wife lost her job several months ago (bad economy and all) and for a while we were scrambling to figure out what to do with a near 50% loss in income.

Turns out with her staying at home, working on a startup, and us eating a home-cooked dinner everyday...entertaining ourselves with trips to free museums we never went to before (mostly because we were too busy spending money on expensive bits of entertainment before) not only has made up for her salary, but we're actually saving more too.

Crazy.