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  1. 10-07-2008, 12:00 PM #1
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    I'm Katy, married to Jon and mommy to Jonathan (5) and Madelyn (turning 1 next week, eeek!).

    I'm so glad to have found a place where I can share and hopefully pick up some more pointers on frugal living.

    I grew up in a family that knew nothing about managing money. I spent the first five years of my adult life living way outside my means. That all came crashing to a halt when I was ordered to bedrest in week 13 of what turned out to be a very complicated pregnancy. Half of our income suddenly disappeared, along with our health insurance. We have spent the last year and half trying to learn to manage money. We have finally come to a point where we have enough income to begin digging out of our debt mountain rather than filing for bankruptcy, which at one point seemed inevitable.

    I am here looking for ways to reduce our monthly budget so we can get on stable footing as quickly as possible!
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  2. 10-07-2008, 12:13 PM #2
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    Hi Katy to the village! I think, if you'll dig around here and devote a goodly amount of time and effort to reading you'll find a lot of help. There are no easy fixes to your situation but with patience and persistence you can find the tools you need to succeed like many of us have.
    Last edited by PrairieRose; 10-07-2008 at 12:14 PM. Reason: spelling

    ~48 yr. old sahw, livin' it up in our empty nest, smack dab in the middle of everywhere.~
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  3. 10-07-2008, 12:18 PM #3
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    Hello and welcome to frugal village!
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  4. 10-07-2008, 12:21 PM #4
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    Welcome to FV!
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    Married to DH since 1993
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  5. 10-07-2008, 12:37 PM #5
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  6. 10-07-2008, 12:43 PM #6
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    Welcome to FV, this is certainly the place for learning frugality!!
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  7. 10-07-2008, 01:35 PM #7
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    Hi and welcome to the Village! Hope you enjoy your stay here.
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    Hi Katy,
    Glad you joined us here.
    " May we never let the things we can’t have or don’t have or shouldn’t have spoil our enjoyment of the things we do have and can have. As we value our happiness, let us not forget it. One of the greatest lessons in life is learning to be happy without the things we cannot or should not have."
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  9. 10-07-2008, 03:36 PM #9
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    You can do this! :welcometofv:
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    Greetings and salutations.
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    June no-spend: 0/15 June wasted money: $0 June grocery: $0/400
    2012 LAPAW: 8.8/20 2012 Get-Thee-To-The-Gym Challenge: 7/52
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    Total debt (with mortgage, HELOC, and 1 cc): Jan 2012: $285,105 (Jan 2011: $292,750) (2911 days until retirement)

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    :howdy:Welcome to FV! I think you'll find tons of wonderful information here.
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    Hello and welcome to the Village.
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    HI and welcome to the village!!
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