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07-24-2010, 08:51 AM #16Registered User
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You want to be a SAHM for your little boy.
The options for childcare, from what you say, are lacking in quality - maybe others are in the same boat.
You're willing to cut expenses, maybe you don't need to bring in a whole lot of money, have you figured out how much you actually need to bring in?
Are you willing to take in a child or two to provide daycare? You get to stay home, you know DS is getting the care you want, DS gets some friends who come over and play, you get to bring in money while staying at home.
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07-26-2010, 05:55 PM #17Registered User
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Yep...I thought of this too. Right now it's not really an option as we live in a very small apartment but it's something I'd definitely consider in the future.
May Goals:
Only $300 for groceries this month - $206/$300
Monthly coupon/valued customer savings = $14.08
No wasted food!
Stick to budget!
Track spending DAILY
Get checkbook balanced
Save $200 toward EF: $85/$200
2012 FV Challenges: Try New Recipes Challenge: 22/52, Menu Planning Challenge: 21/52, Grocery Reduction Budget Challenge, Change Jar Challenge: $27.81 as of 1-14-12, Lose A Pound A Week Challenge: 3/48, No Wasted Food Challenge
2012 Goals
1. To pay off CC (only $917.15 left!) and never again charge more than I can pay off each month.
3.Snowball the CC and Sears card payments into hospital bill (due w/ Baby #2 via C-section in mid-January). Pay that off ASAP.4. Snowball payments into DH's student loan (as of 12/4/11 there's still $4770.84 remaining). Pay off by 12/31/12.
5. Keep our grocery budget to $300 each month.
6. Use Dave Ramsey's budget sheet and get on track with this each pay period.
7. Get and keep checkbook balanced and keep an eye (weekly if not daily) on our e-statements.
8. Get savings account up to $8,000 (incl. emergency fund)
9. Make 2 Christmas gifts per month: 0/24.
10. Get our home organized: use a receipt book, keep my coupon organizer in check, have a touch-once policy for paper (touch once and then file or toss).
11. Achieve "give or get" goal of $1500 for the board I serve on by 9/30/12.
12. Taxes filed by March 17.
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