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Kristie · 09-20-2005, 03:27 PM

So, with the possibility of having to pay more concessions and having a possible total income loss of - maybe - 50% or more/less...

I'm looking for ways to trim down the family budget...I can't do much about dh eating out during the week because it's tyically a non controllable issue and i don't like him eating cheap taco bell all the time (starts to collect around the waist), but I do already have him on a $20/day budget for food. I can't do much if he has to commute, but now that he's at the SLC base, there should be less of a hotel commute issue (hopefully).

I already don't eat out or spend almost zero cash when DH is gone except maybe to buy gas and that's costing us a extra $30 every 2 weeks!

other than taking away cable, eating out, traveling and all the "fun" stuff... what are some of the things you do to trim the fat per se?

I'm not much of a coupon girl as we don't always go for the brand that's being given a *discount*...nor do we typically buy in bulk since we're a family of 2 and don't have all that much storage space (no garage space for me to put things in etc).

Thanks for the ideas!!!:grinning-

09-20-2005, 03:27 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kristie Admin/Owner Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Posts: 6,730 Recipes: Thanks: 7 Thanked 18 Times in 18 Posts	Trimming the family budget... So, with the possibility of having to pay more concessions and having a possible total income loss of - maybe - 50% or more/less... I'm looking for ways to trim down the family budget...I can't do much about dh eating out during the week because it's tyically a non controllable issue and i don't like him eating cheap taco bell all the time (starts to collect around the waist), but I do already have him on a $20/day budget for food. I can't do much if he has to commute, but now that he's at the SLC base, there should be less of a hotel commute issue (hopefully). I already don't eat out or spend almost zero cash when DH is gone except maybe to buy gas and that's costing us a extra $30 every 2 weeks! other than taking away cable, eating out, traveling and all the "fun" stuff... what are some of the things you do to trim the fat per se? I'm not much of a coupon girl as we don't always go for the brand that's being given a discount...nor do we typically buy in bulk since we're a family of 2 and don't have all that much storage space (no garage space for me to put things in etc). Thanks for the ideas!!!:grinning- __________________ www.jetcareers.com Last edited by Kristie; 09-20-2005 at 03:30 PM.