Comments on: Living on One Income – The Married Life http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/02/21/living-on-one-income-the-married-life/ Helping You Kick the Credit Habit, One Good Idea at a Time Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:56:04 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: 9 Tips For Going To One Income | Prime Time Money http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/02/21/living-on-one-income-the-married-life/comment-page-1/#comment-2159 9 Tips For Going To One Income | Prime Time Money Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:58:04 +0000 http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/2008/02/21/living-on-one-income-the-married-life/#comment-2159 [...] Living on One Income - The Married Life (@ Credit Withdrawal) [...] [...] Living on One Income – The Married Life (@ Credit Withdrawal) [...]

]]> By: DivaJean http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/02/21/living-on-one-income-the-married-life/comment-page-1/#comment-1297 DivaJean Wed, 05 Mar 2008 15:16:14 +0000 http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/2008/02/21/living-on-one-income-the-married-life/#comment-1297 We are a one income family too- but I don't think we fall into either realm of being "poor" or "wealthy." This is where we have chosen to put our priorty- in having one parent home. There are many things we end up needing to do to conserve money- budgeting groceries, 2nd hand clothes, no big trips, no eating out, etc- but I think in the long run, we will be able to stick to our priorty-- which is being there for the 4 kids. The saddest part is many friends, coworkers constantly ask when my partner will be going back to work- like thats the only measure of ones worth. With our kids ages (9, 5, 3, and 10 months)- its not going to be for a long time-- if at all. Some have likened our not taking them to places like DIsney World (we live in upstate NY) as tantamount to ruining their lives. We see what we give them as more realistic than chasing some guy in a mouse suit for pictures. We are teaching them to live within their means and to budget accordingly. We are a one income family too- but I don’t think we fall into either realm of being “poor” or “wealthy.” This is where we have chosen to put our priorty- in having one parent home. There are many things we end up needing to do to conserve money- budgeting groceries, 2nd hand clothes, no big trips, no eating out, etc- but I think in the long run, we will be able to stick to our priorty– which is being there for the 4 kids.

The saddest part is many friends, coworkers constantly ask when my partner will be going back to work- like thats the only measure of ones worth. With our kids ages (9, 5, 3, and 10 months)- its not going to be for a long time– if at all. Some have likened our not taking them to places like DIsney World (we live in upstate NY) as tantamount to ruining their lives. We see what we give them as more realistic than chasing some guy in a mouse suit for pictures. We are teaching them to live within their means and to budget accordingly.

]]> By: Carnival of Personal Finance #141 - The College Years Edition — Broke Grad Student http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/02/21/living-on-one-income-the-married-life/comment-page-1/#comment-1213 Carnival of Personal Finance #141 - The College Years Edition — Broke Grad Student Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:05:33 +0000 http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/2008/02/21/living-on-one-income-the-married-life/#comment-1213 [...] Randall from Credit Withdrawal provides a glimpse of what it’s like in a single-income family with two kids in Living on One Income - The Married Life. [...] [...] Randall from Credit Withdrawal provides a glimpse of what it’s like in a single-income family with two kids in Living on One Income – The Married Life. [...]

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]]> By: Weekend Roundup - Rain, Rain Go Away Edition | beingfrugal.net http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/wordpress/2008/02/21/living-on-one-income-the-married-life/comment-page-1/#comment-1188 Weekend Roundup - Rain, Rain Go Away Edition | beingfrugal.net Sat, 23 Feb 2008 12:02:20 +0000 http://www.creditwithdrawal.com/2008/02/21/living-on-one-income-the-married-life/#comment-1188 [...] Living on One Income - The Married Life at Credit Withdrawal [...] [...] Living on One Income – The Married Life at Credit Withdrawal [...]

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