ORLANDO, Fla. - A new survey found Americans are tightening their purse strings because of tariffs, and so are some Central Floridians.

"Haven't been going out as much, been cutting back on the acai bowls, washing my car myself," Dedan Looby told News 6.

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Julianna Ormond, who packed food for a conference, said limiting buying food and changing how she travels have been her ways of saving money during this time.

"Eating, especially at a conference, can be unaffordable," she said. "Travel has been more 'using the car' versus 'flying.' We're doing more hands-on, homemade kinds of things instead of eating out or flying and doing all the luxurious kinds of things. We can't do that and spend that kind of money today," she said.

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Courtney Cooper expressed her concerns about expenses, particularly for her daughter, who has type 1 diabetes.

"I'm definitely worried about saving money. You don't see a decrease in savings at all (for type 1 diabetics), so it's expensive," she said.

Tax and Audit Firm KPMG released its second annual American Perspectives survey on Thursday.

Here is what it found:

68% of respondents don't want to take on new credit.43% are delaying buying a new car because of tariffs.70% are opting for free streaming services instead of paying for others such as Hulu or Netflix.

It's a similar story for Central Florida. To cover essential expenses like food and medication, some people are cutting out many other costs.

"I'm a football coach and a personal trainer, so I need my protein. I need my eggs. I need my chicken," Looby said. "I had to cut back on some of my kids' classes. Now I'm teaching them swimming myself. We got our own pool."