Upon hearing that my husband was laid off a few weeks ago, both of us found ourselves surprised by our own relief. Obviously for many families losing a job can be tremendously stressful—especially with young children involved. In fact, if my husband would have been laid off a few months later we would have been in serious trouble. By that point I would have signed a half time teaching contract for next year which wouldn’t have been enough income to support our family. Thank goodness I still have the option to teach full time next year and we have enough of an emergency fund to ease us through the summer.
Suddenly Frugal By Necessity, Not By Choice
May 6
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