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If the missus takes a job, then the kids may need daycare, they may need to pay higher auto insurance costs, etc. And it really isn't that easy to find basic low-skilled jobs anymore. I'm sure they can cut back to save money. It sounds like they are trying to cut their utility costs. But it often costs money to cancel things like a cell-phone contract, dish service, or car lease, so that's not always a great option.

Preach it brother. On 8 bucks an hour, I can't even rent a motel room. Cable? Dish? Bwaahahha! I went back to school, and hopefully the foreigners won't be able to snatch proofreading or editing. That would be text. Like newspapers and books. There is only so much you can do to cut costs. When I was married and my oldest kids were little, I bought fabric remnants and sewed their clothes. I crocheted doilies and antimacassars for Christmas presents. Then many years later I found out how much my ex husband was actually making. Oh well. I'm self sufficient. Day old bread, half price meat, and dented canned goods. I just hope I can get a degree and a decent job. Hopefully my 89 New Yorker can make it past 300,000 miles.