tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14466730.post3213073988428050889..comments2023-09-28T01:23:18.141-07:00Comments on Chocolate Phoenix: First, Give Up That Daily LatteSariahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13981572489799765566noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14466730.post-19601540943771241722007-01-20T22:52:00.000-07:002007-01-20T22:52:00.000-07:00I agree...it is terribly hard to give up a little ...I agree...it is terribly hard to give up a little thing like buying lunch at school instead of taking it [now you guys understand why the years of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches] There is only so much that can go. As Heather said--it is the trying to live on one income in a world that expects two income families to be the norm. I don't have any answers. I'm not sure there are any, other than to keep on doing what we're doing and try to keep heads above water and stick together as extended families.<br /><br />I grew up with a kid whose Grandparents had always lived with them. As a young married couple, just after the War [WWII] there was no place else to go. Then later, after his Dad finished school and started working full time, they moved out and to our town. When the kids started coming, Grandma came to help, and Grandpa to visit, they stayed on as Mom went back to work. Grandpa got a job there and they bought a bigger house...and it worked for them, [but I think that is an exceptional situation.]Allriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03579444155356373650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14466730.post-35804111978311198122007-01-18T22:26:00.000-07:002007-01-18T22:26:00.000-07:00I did not. There is NO record of you making a com...I did not. There is NO record of you making a comment. Stop being a punk. I honestly don't know what you're talking about.Sariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13981572489799765566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14466730.post-11226216364405252292007-01-18T21:27:00.000-07:002007-01-18T21:27:00.000-07:00sariah deleted my comment. I'm here to complain. :...sariah deleted my comment. I'm here to complain. :Pterrierchicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14027713234420622354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14466730.post-3126261219723652092007-01-17T12:25:00.000-07:002007-01-17T12:25:00.000-07:00Now that i thought about this a little more, when ...Now that i thought about this a little more, when we cut back we get rid of our cell phone, our internet and in one instance our second vehicle. We've cut back on long distance and cable too. Those may not be lattes and totally suck when we've had to do it, but when the choice is between eating and those things eating wins hands down cause when it really comes down to it those things aren't essential, but we certainly got those things back when we could afford it.Alysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777811064276540882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14466730.post-31385156534999238222007-01-17T06:17:00.000-07:002007-01-17T06:17:00.000-07:00I once saw an article where a young, urban (single...I once saw an article where a young, urban (single) professional woman was giving up different things for a month so she could write a book about it. The month she gave up buying shoes, her accountant called her wondering why she had so much money in the bank. Answer: she gave up buying shoes.<br /><br />(I know that's not in the same league as what you guys go through. I just thought it was funny when I read it.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14466730.post-88812050309028086712007-01-16T19:47:00.000-07:002007-01-16T19:47:00.000-07:00Ditto! That's all I'm gonna say...DITTO!Ditto! That's all I'm gonna say...DITTO!Lauralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052474901504632806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14466730.post-29709412018556355012007-01-16T10:31:00.000-07:002007-01-16T10:31:00.000-07:00So I made this big old comment and blogger was dow...So I made this big old comment and blogger was down. I don't have the patients to write it again so all I'm gonna say is:<br /><br />Steamed MilkAlysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00777811064276540882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14466730.post-53066493216025973032007-01-16T09:05:00.000-07:002007-01-16T09:05:00.000-07:00I'm with all of you. We've been wondering for yea...I'm with all of you. We've been wondering for years what our "daily latte" is and how we can cut it out. The reality is we're trying to be a single income family in Southern California and something has to change before we can start to feel more comfortable.Zen Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08628732818590033747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14466730.post-43991906422700655122007-01-16T06:12:00.000-07:002007-01-16T06:12:00.000-07:00We're the same. Any splurge like dates, movies, f...We're the same. Any splurge like dates, movies, fast food or even throwing a bag of chips into the shopping cart have already been cut out of the budget! <br /><br />One more year and we'll start making enough money.<br /><br />(but then we'll have to buy a 2nd car, buy more gas for the 2nd car, buy a house, heat and cool the house...OK, so as soon as we get more money it'll be spent again, but still! A girl can dream of not living paycheck-to-paycheck, right?) :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14466730.post-64305189109224647902007-01-16T00:28:00.000-07:002007-01-16T00:28:00.000-07:00As we've been looking at our finances and trying t...As we've been looking at our finances and trying to work out a budget I've also noticed that really, we don't splurge on stuff. We don't go out on dates any more (for a while we went to a free movie at the park every week. THat was cool.), we don't buy coffee or whatever at coffee carts. All the stuff people say you should cut back on or out of your budget we already don't do. SO where do we go from here? I totally get where you are with this.<br /><br />I'm glad you have the gift cards though. Enjoy that hot chocolate!!Lurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13254509534022533457noreply@blogger.com