Fortune Small Business reports on entrepreneur Seph Skerritt, who is offering custom-tailored mens dress shirts online for just $90 apiece. He started off by selling only 300 shirts in the first 5 months.  But now he’s aiming for 15,000 shirts this year, bringing in more than $1.3 million in revenue.

In Maryland food auctions are taking off as a way to buy food in bulk and avoid grocery store prices.  Richard Betz is a middleman who buys food from farmers that is sold at food auctions. He’s noticed a huge jump:

“The places where it used to be a full house are now standing-room-only. People, when they get their gas electric bills, their health insurance bills — they get laid off — they look for a way to try and save a buck. And they have to eat.”

Many restaurants and bars are taking advantage of the fact that even during a downturn, people still want to unwind with a beer.  Across the country there are “recession specials” like the one at “Below Bar” in Denver which turned Wednesday into Recession Sessions offering $2 Late-on-Your-Rent Lager and a $5 Fill-up (Beer + a shot).

So take some time to scope out what kind of recession deals are available in your neighborhood to make sure you’re getting the best bang for your buck during the downturn.