Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night may stop the mail, but a down economy might.

The United States Postal Service is expected to announce a detailed plan Monday to save money as the system faces bankruptcy. The $3 billion in reductions is an attempt to quickly trim costs and avoid bankruptcy, but it also might have wide reaching effects on your mail delivery.

For the first time in 40 years, the post office will no longer ensure a stamped letter to reach it's destination in a single day, even if the delivery is within the same zip code. Currently, the delivery period for first class mail is one to three days, but the proposed changes stretch the delivery date from two to five days.

Graduating UTEP Senior Jennifer Hernandez is relieved the proposed changes haven't started just yet.

"I just mailed out all of my graduation announcements," Hernandez said. "If they would have started this week, some of them might not have made it until after graduation."

The new delivery standard is tentatively scheduled to take place this coming spring, but that may change with Monday's detailed announcement. The postal service is already looking to close hundreds of offices and fire tens of thousands employees nationwide.