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New Yorkers finding ways to save

Ask most New Yorkers how they're coping with the sagging economy and escalating prices and listen to a litany of small ways to save.

"Now I skip breakfast," said Barbara Smith, 47, a home health aide from the Bronx.

Smith, who makes about $380 a week, has two sons, one of whom just finished college.

"We have less chicken and more vegetables," she said of their meals.

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