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    Hi! Im Kristine and I am a forced sahm of two girls. My nanny up and quit on me last friday and I had to quit my awesome paying job. Im up for some great tips and helpful hints to make it without the income. It literally dropped my income by half

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    Wow...that must be a change! Welcome to the village!
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    Kristine! Welcome to FV!

    Sorry to hear about your nanny! You'll get alot of great advice and ideas here.

    I am also from NC, what part are you from?

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    charlotte. thanks for the encouragement i can really use it at this point!

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    Welcome! You'll find lots of help on here.

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    Hi there and I wish you luck on finding a new nanny.

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    Welcome to the village. Theres lots of articles to help you and what you can't find and someone will help.
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    Hello and welcome to the Village, Kristine.
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    Hi Kristine. Welcome.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ptcruzinmama View Post
    Hi! Im Kristine and I am a forced sahm of two girls. My nanny up and quit on me last friday and I had to quit my awesome paying job. Im up for some great tips and helpful hints to make it without the income. It literally dropped my income by half
    Welcome to FV! Where in NC are you? Just wondering because I live here as well/

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    Welcome to the Village! Hope you can find the income you need to pay your bills but I bet your babies are glad to have you home.
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    Hi and welcome to FV!!

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    Sounds like a big change, but what a wonderful blessing to be able to stay home with your kiddos!

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    to the village.

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    Hi, Kristine!! This is the place to be to learn about living frugally.

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