Those who don't own homes should also watch for potential savings and pitfalls.
Spending transparency would mean groups outside governments could more easily contribute ideas for potential savings.
The Government's property portfolio is another big area for potential savings.
Families like the Mangiones, families on a budget, are being asked to pay more money up front in exchange for potential savings down the line.
In their desperation to cut costs, the airlines have singled out the fees they pay to the reservation systems as a major source for potential savings.
But as sales continue to plummet because of the weakening economy and the credit crisis, they are scrutinizing every budget line for potential savings.
Last year, the post office announced an ambitious cost-cutting plan, including the closure of 3,700 rural post offices, for potential savings of $6.5 billion.
The state's acting treasurer, John McCormac, said yesterday in Trenton that his staff was poring over the budget line by line, looking for potential savings, and that the auto inspection contract was part of that study.
Mr. Cameron told the cabinet that the coalition faced "a huge job" to get Britain's economy moving again, and he asked individual ministers to review departmental budgets for potential savings.
But when a reporter later asked the study's author, Katharine Harrington, a Lewin Group vice president, for a further analysis, she lowered her estimates for potential savings to 23percentto33percentcent for brand and generic drugs, and to 20percentto30percentcent for brand-name drugs only.
