The Family That Saves Together

Since losing most of my job a couple of weeks ago, we've been fully engaged in Operation Tight Belt around here.  I have to tell you, it's pretty amazing how much money we've been able to save by doing just a few simple things, such as:

• turning off lights 
• lowering the thermostat a bit
• wearing clothes more than once 
• eating at home
• letting the dog clean the dishes
• charging the neighbor kids to use our bathroom
• panhandling
• shoplifting
• extortion
• blackmail
• knocking over convenience stores

I'm happy to say that we've really grown together as a family, and you simply can't put a price on that.

(Seriously, though, things are okay here. A great big thank you to everyone who has reached out with support and networking. I am blessed with the world's best friends and family. Thank you, thank you, thank you! Good things are to come.)