...my dh just said to me, "do whatever you've been doing. The finances aren't so bad."
I worked in dt Mpls and spent a lot everyday. B/t shopping at lunch (mostly for professional wardrobe), paying for lunch and paying for parking - I think I must have spent a lot of money. Add in that we no longer go out for expensive dinners or huge bar tabs AND it's hard to get out and shop/spend $ w/ 2 babies, I guess we're hanging in there...
...that said, I've still using coupons, shopping on bonus days and buying in bulk.
Re: Anyone surprised at how much $ they can save NOT working?
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Hi Janet, so glad you came over!!!
And I'm the same as you - I had so much "free" time, as compared to my job as an Auditor before that I ended up shopping a lot more. Oops! haha
But I can totally see how NOT working has eliminated a lot of expenses and I think a lot of the SAHMs on this board will appreciate this post.
eclaire 9.10.06 diggy 6.2.11
Well, I walked to work in the past, so the gas savings doesn't apply, but the dry-cleaning bills do. Also now we don't send out most of Dh's shirts (Brooks Brothers no-iron) so the dry-cleaning bill is like 25% of what it used to be.
Also we had our car insurance rates changed to reflect that my car is only driven for leisure use, so that lowered our insurance bill a tad.
DS 09/2008