Comments on: Oops, I Forgot the Giveaway

By: DW Diva

DW Diva — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:53:56 +0000

Great post. The crisis is not driving my crazy but here’s a few things I can think of:
1-We have lots of sodas at my job so I’m redeeming the cans to fund my Christmas project.
2-Cutting back on my Altoids habit. For health reasons as well.
3-Not looking at my accounts constantly to see how I’m doing helps me not panic.
4-Thinking about whether to increase my 401K or pay more on debt.

By: wendy

wendy — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:30:06 +0000

I use Mypoints and also get check card rewards in the form of gift cards which I give for birthday, Christmas, and wedding gifts. I put the money I would have spent on those gift cards toward my emergency fund.

By: Tiamma

Tiamma — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:40:35 +0000

We’ve been having tough times for awhile, as I’ve been unemployed and a full-time adult college student, and TG a recent graduate! I’ve been frugal for so long that it feels like my middle name!

I’m a new member, as of today, via Single Guy Money! I like what I see here, and as a single mom for 10+ years, all children now grown, I appreciate where you are Single Ma. I’ll enjoy getting to know you and learning about your journey, and successes!

I’m currently using a budgeting program to get our family’s finances on better track and enjoy the results so far. (Primarily it has provided more control and awareness of where we stand, with an eye to the future and building an emergency buffer).

By: Michelle

Michelle — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 13:17:25 +0000

Love your site Single Ma!

I have been selling used music and movies on Amazon to get a little more dough in the savings account. I am a stay at home Ma of 2 and I’d like to keep it that way!

By: Heather

Heather — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:26:08 +0000

Not only are times tough, we recently added two new members to our family. So now we are a family of 6 with income under $50,000 a year.

Right now we are trying to keep our food bill down. I tried angelfood ministries for the first time this month. I spent $50 and hopefully have a week or two worth of food out of it. We get it this weekend for the first time, so I will see how it goes.

We have cut everything we can, from eating out, to eating “rich”. We are becoming a frugil family, but we can make it.