Posted AT 9:38 AM EST on 01/07/08
Take me out to the ball game, but skip the peanuts
BEN KLAYMAN
Reuters
CHICAGO A couple of times a year, David Holzhammer drives more than 200 miles from his home in Iowa City, Iowa, to see the Chicago Cubs play baseball. That is a luxury he is not giving up, despite high gas prices and other strains on his wallet.
But he is cutting back on hot dogs and beer at the relatively expensive concession stands at Wrigley Field.
“I try to spend less at the game,” said Mr. Holzhammer, 55.
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