Lost Income

What if You Were Laid Off Today?

Since Mark’s layoff in 2007 and starting this blog in 2008, I have spent what amounts to actual weeks of my life budgeting and cutting expenses.  I’ve clipped coupons, made our own laundry detergent, replaced our old light bulbs with CFLs, worn layers and used extra blankets in the winter, and kept windows open and [...]

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Illness and Setbacks

Until you really start paying attention to every penny that flows in and out of your house, you never realize how much even minor illnesses can cost you. Wes, the youngest child, and I have all been sick this week. Mark works from home, so there wasn’t any loss of income there. Our daughter didn’t [...]

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