They realize there's a lot more sacrifice to come and the list of areas they need to
cut back is proving challenging: $ 20,000 on groceries («We've always used a grocery service because with Sheila's job we never had time to shop»); $ 10,640 for
personal trainers («They come to the house and put us through our paces»); $ 12,000 on clothes and haircuts («Mostly for the kids»); $ 6,000 on gifts («We have a large extended family»); $ 10,000 for an annual family vacation («Having the kids visit Sheila's family back home in Poland is important to us»); as well as $ 5,000 for miscellaneous expenses («Mostly unaccounted - for cash withdrawals from ATM
machines»).
Experimentation, bouncing ideas and lots of
personal craftsmanship were essential elements of this meeting of minds, which saw various types of paper layered, folded, mixed in their colours, piled up and, thanks to the creative use of a
cutting machine, continually re-shaped and formed.