Greetings, I am new here and hoping to give and gain encouragement through this tough battle against the red.
Between the rotten economy, living in a very expensive area, large medical bills, and my former lack of accurate budgeting - I'm at my wits end.
For the past year, I have cut down on so many things. No eating out, getting my hair cut every 4 months, switching to very basic phone service, buying everything generic, switching health insurance plans, etc. In addition, I took on a part-time job. Its hard to work 70+ a week, 7 days a week – but it is what has to be done.