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A little frugality goes a

Submitted by Wesa on September 9, 2007 - 20:47.

A little frugality goes a long way.

This was indeed true for my husband and I. At the end of March, I quit my full-time job in order to become a full-time student. My husband and I worked out a budget, relocated to a smaller apartment to save $300 a month, and kept an eye on where the money went. Since I quit my job, we haven't noticed much difference in the way we live and in fact, have managed to place even more money into savings than we ever did while we both worked full time. We don't eat like poor students and we usually have enough left over to pick up extras like a nice wine or an occasional dinner out.

The above comments made a good point about health care though. Without insurance through my husband, I would not have quit my job.

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