03-20-2014, 01:53 PM
Many of you don't know the meaning of "paycheck to paycheck". After child support is done with my paychecks I take home $180 a week for a full time job. Rent is $400 a month plus I pay electric, gas, phone, and garbage collection. I only ever had the flip phone, we've been doing things like beans and rice and out of date produce for ages, I don't have cable, I leech off the neighbor's wifi, and I don't even own a car so I don't have a car payment or insurance payments. There's not exactly fat to be trimmed in this budget. Although, I imagine we're still living pretty well compared to some other parts of the world.
We have a scratch and dent food store here in town that sells all the stuff the other stores can't or won't sell. I've been getting potatos there for $.69 for a five pound bag. Dented cans, out of date frozen food, you name it. I bake my own bread and culture yogurt and buttermilk at home. My desk is made from plywood skid toppers given away for free where I work. All this and more, and I'm still not saving money, I'm just barely keeping us fed and keeping the lights on.
We have a scratch and dent food store here in town that sells all the stuff the other stores can't or won't sell. I've been getting potatos there for $.69 for a five pound bag. Dented cans, out of date frozen food, you name it. I bake my own bread and culture yogurt and buttermilk at home. My desk is made from plywood skid toppers given away for free where I work. All this and more, and I'm still not saving money, I'm just barely keeping us fed and keeping the lights on.
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