Touche. We are also now living on half of the *household* income because I had to give up my career for this move, so I guess in a way we've already done it too. And we were living on just a little over half (we lived on Jason's salary, which was larger than mine and put mine towards savings, paying off loans and that sort of thing) when we lived in Edmonton.
We're already down to one car (we never had a second) and I don't have tuition to cover, so I can understand how hard it must be for you. I can't entirely say we've been living frugally this last 6 months though as I've been spending like nuts to get all the things you "need" for a new house, like blinds, furniture, landscaping, lawnmower, vacuum and other tools and then there's all the baby stuff.
I wonder when the baby arrives if we'll spend more or less? More because there's another person demanding things or less because I'll be less inclined to go out shopping just 'cause and I won't be picking up any new hobbies or even have the time to pursue the ones I have.
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Date: 2009-07-15 10:33 pm (UTC)We're already down to one car (we never had a second) and I don't have tuition to cover, so I can understand how hard it must be for you. I can't entirely say we've been living frugally this last 6 months though as I've been spending like nuts to get all the things you "need" for a new house, like blinds, furniture, landscaping, lawnmower, vacuum and other tools and then there's all the baby stuff.
I wonder when the baby arrives if we'll spend more or less? More because there's another person demanding things or less because I'll be less inclined to go out shopping just 'cause and I won't be picking up any new hobbies or even have the time to pursue the ones I have.