Ie: stop eating out, prepare food for breakfast/lunch/dinner at home, consider taking shorter showers at home (yes you will still be clean and don't need to spend an hour in the bath), another tip is consider changing out light fixtures to energy efficient bulbs and lightfixtues, unplug cords not being used (while plugged in they still draw current), if you can  walk to work or ride a bike  or car pool that would save you money too.

Are there other women going that might want to carpool / travel together?

I would enjoy carpooling to meeting with anyone that is interested.  

I used to carpool home with a very seasoned PM, and we would be in the car together for 1-2 hours each day, and that poor guy got squeezed dry like a sponge by me for knowledge and information.

first house i was thinking in the price range of 25k (located in SC) and to move closer to work. i also wanted to take advantage of a fellow colleague/friend that wanted to "rent" a room in the house i buy since we carpool to work and work the same hours.what are the disadvantages of this?

Several of us also carpool to larger meetings in Austin.

Anyone from the Seattle, WA area willing to carpool?

If you might want to go but might need a ride, send me a message and we can carpool if you are interested. 

Maybe you could all carpool to meetings?

Can carpool with SF residents.)