Two Living on One Income  

You are so positive. I had same experience 5 years ago. Two livings on one income. I don't deny I was definitely frustrated at that moment. But I have learnt to think and act positively as long as life endures.

Thanks for the encouragement. Good luck.

I know that it can happen. three children almost jobless and the other oner may be jobless in 5 weeks. I admire you so much because you have devised a plan on how to cope and you are going with it. Planting fresh veggies is great and remember to plant potatoes in tyres too. I wish you everything that is gpood and know that you will get through this bad time. God Bless

Hi Elusive. I agree with you totally. And you are doing well surely. In the past people don't had cell phones nor many things we have now and they lived. Now we are living hard times so why not start to do some things that we really can do but never did only because laziness. And I think that you will enjoy the garden and the vegetables you will grow up. It will be get both, the useful and the pleasing.
Good luck and have a nice weekend.

Very good ideas here, sorry to hear that you are down to one income again. I have been poor all my life and know how to live poor. I think most of us are doing what we can to cut expenses. We are living in some tough times, we got thru it before. we will again. Take care and I hope things get better for you.

You have covered a lot of good areas. You may want to consider going to a farm produce stand or buying from a local farmer for fresh fruits or vegetables. How about even going to a farm that lets you pick your own produce. I love my dehydrator and canning.

I like to buy what is on sale and stock up on that item until the next sale. This works really good with paper products and cleaning supplies. I can save $48 per year just on laundry soap.

For lunches that you make yourself, you can get creative and have a better lunch than you used to have. Pre-pack a salad. Buy some wraps and stuff them with all types of meats, cheeses, veggies. Bake some of your own cookies and sweets. Yummmmmmmm. Share them with others at work.

If you like to read and don't want to spend the money on books, etc., the library is your friend and you can even put books on hold through the internet in most parts of the United States. You can also rent free movies (just make sure that you are checking out free movies and not the ones they charge for)!

You are doing a great job and will definitely enjoy the rewards.

Sounds like you have all your ducks in a row!!! Good for you! Back in the olden days this is how they lived all the time! Good luck to you...

Tom and I have been living on one income for awhile now. But I do make about $100 a month with all my online stuff. That money usually pays for extra stuff like gifts and things we don't really need. But lately it has been going towards bills. Luckily we own our home so there isn't any rent but we do have to pay taxes. Tom might be losing his job again real soon and I am not sure what we will do. Finding a job nowadays is almost impossible. As you know, I am also thinking of planting a garden. Good luck with yours and I hope your situation improves soon.

That is great Butterfly. You can also go to nice thrift stores for clothes instead of to Walmart of nice shops. I have gotten designer clothes at The Great American Thrift Store...they aren't open anymore I don't think... There is now the American Thrift Store in Atlanta... you can check out the better thrift stores...

We also have a Real Deals here where you can buy food really cheap... Real Deals buys up food that restaurants bought and then didn't use. There is a lot of large quantities.. but that is okay... like the big blocks of frozen spinach I just let it thaw and repackaged it into smaller portions and refroze it. I spent something like $60 and had food for half a month. You have to know where to go. Check and see if you have a Real Deals where you are.

My question is "What is your husband doing to help with the reduced income?" Are you sure he will not become re employed? I know you can cope for awhile, I have know you long enough on here to know that you do cope, and you do survive. Three cheers to all the survivors on MyLot.

My fiance and I are basically on one income. I've said that so many times here I'm not sure if I said it to you or not. We don't have to worry about bills right now because we live with my fiance's parents. We are saving as much as we can and each day I keep thinking of a goal for me to get to a month. I guess I really need some guidance on budgeting and making as much as I can here on mylot. Times are very tough, and people are losing their jobs left and right, every day! We don't have a job, not sure If I've said that to you before or not either.

We tried to garden last year but the wild animals ate everything, I guess we need to start researching on how to keep them away, a friend of ours suggested racoon pee, not sure if that will work for all animals though.

I hope that you continue to save!