I'm cutting back on unnecessary purchases and trying to save more. My job is iffy right now, so on top of the economy I have to worry about that.
We go to a big warehouse store for our basic supplies, so I'm just trying to stay stocked up on essentials. Might buy some n95 masks just in case of a new plague.
I've always been one of the developers at work that people bring their Spring questions to. Usually I just change the logging level and read the errors. Quite often it will tell you what you need to do or give you a good hint at least.
Another "trick" is reading the official documentation. There is a lot of cruft out there, so go straight to the source.
It's really a great framework but they do give you many guns to shoot yourself in the foot with.