making ends meet
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manong05
@manong05 (5027)
• Philippines
15 Oct 09
I have a friend who just lost a good paying job because of retrenchment. He was shattered. He doesn't have enough savings. He has his rent to worry about, not to mention the daily food, children going to school everyday etc. He is...
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Simplyme31
@Simplyme31 (240)
• United States
10 Sep 08
At home for the first time we are being faced with not being able to make our house payment and wondering how we can buy both food and gas when reality tells us we can only afford one or another. Things are getting scary for me as...
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mentalward
@mentalward (14690)
• United States
29 Jun 08
I'm always looking for a cheaper way to do things: shopping, traveling, etc. I've been this way most of my life.
Years ago, I found a great site called "The Dollar Stretcher". I get weekly ezines with some really great...
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someonesmom
@someonesmom (5761)
• Canada
30 Apr 07
I grew up poor, as my mom was widowed at an early age, leaving her to look after my older sister and brother, myself, and my younger sister.
We'd sometimes 'have to make do,' when it came to mealtime, depending on the time of...
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