We completely dropped our long distance,my husband has a companycell with 10,000 minutes, and I haveone that has roll overs that have accumulated to 4200. I kept thelocal for satalite and security. Butthey are on the chopping block if need be.
I think that once a child gets used to not having the tv they will learnto doother things. i can always go back to work or do odd jobs, but we have always felt it was important to stay home with our children. so to do that we sacrafice what weneed to.
Joi
‘The will of God will never take you
where the Grace of God will not protect you.’
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from: mem68
To: Budget101_@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 12:01:31 PM
Subject: Re: Budget101.com : Frugal/budget “dabbler”
joi, we do the same by cutting back now before we get in trouble. I told my son the next thing to go will be the cable.we will niss it .
i have to admit that i only dabble myself, i am much like you, but i have a hard time denying myself as well as my family. one way i have found to help is to do my