Stay-At-Home Wife . . . sounds great, right? Yes!
But . . . how do I get there?
I guess the first place to start is finances. My husband and I have to figure out how to be
able to get to the goal of living without my income. We took a look at all of the different
charges on our bank statement. To be
honest, there were a lot. We discussed
what items were necessary and what we could live without.
The following items were in the first round of cuts:
- Cable – We don’t really watch TV nor have time to.
- Netflix – Same reason as the cable, we hardly ever have time to watch the shows and even less time to watch a movie!
- Video Game Subscription – This was a sacrifice on my part. I love to play my online game, but I also realized it was time I could/should be spending with my husband (or sewing :-p).
- Fast Food – It’s not the healthiest, it upsets our digestive systems, and it’s expensive. I buy stuff to make the same meal at the grocery store for less.
- Eating Out - $20-40 for two people to eat one dinner vs. how many meals you can make if you spent that on groceries. No contest there.
- Newspaper Subscription – We don’t actually read the paper (the comics don’t count). I mainly got it for the coupons and I don’t buy most of the items they have coupons for. We also don’t need to be looking at the ads of other stores; it’ll only make us want to spend money.
Do you spend money on any of these items? How much?
Do you really use or need them?
