In the end, saving $50,000 when you are attacking a $4 million shortfall only lessens that huge number by about 1.3 percent. But sometimes cutting a little shows you are willing to make some difficult decisions when it comes to cutting a lot. Interim Bulloch County superintendent Fran Stephens announced last week that open houses for the system's elementary, middle and high schools would be held during mid-morning and early afternoon instead of the traditional late afternoon and early evening times from past years.