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<blockquote data-quote="crazymama30" data-source="post: 287469" data-attributes="member: 3184"><p>We have been that broke for a long time. It is no fun, and gets us down a lot. We still own our home, but have to rent it out as we cannot afford to live there.</p><p> </p><p>In our area, you can get one month behind on your bills (utilities) without fear of them cutting you off. This is not the best, but I have been known to skip the utilities so we can go camping and then try to lower the food budget the next month and play catchup. We have a local movie theatre (mcminanans sp) where adults get in for $3 and kids for $1.</p><p> </p><p>I think that for us it is easier, as husband and I both grew up on the lower income side of things. With the kids, if I make it fun they have fun. I am fortunate that we can go fishing and do lots of outdoors stuff near the area we live and that we all enjoy that stuff.</p><p> </p><p>I think with you husband's mental health issues this will be harder for him to do, to realize the positives. I know my husband has more problems dealing with some issues due to his BiPolar (BP).</p><p> </p><p>What about taking a walk in a pretty park, and packing a lunch? There are all kind of recipe sites on the net with low budget recipes. If there are any musuems or such around you, check to see if they offer a discount every so often? I know that there is a zoo we are going to next month that offers $2 Tuesdays, and the 2nd Tuesday of every month admission is only $2. It is usually $10-$15. Many times you can check out videos from the library for free.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>I don't know if this would help husband or not, but what about volunteering at a soup kitchen or something similiar? Would that make him realize how fortunate he is?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="crazymama30, post: 287469, member: 3184"] We have been that broke for a long time. It is no fun, and gets us down a lot. We still own our home, but have to rent it out as we cannot afford to live there. In our area, you can get one month behind on your bills (utilities) without fear of them cutting you off. This is not the best, but I have been known to skip the utilities so we can go camping and then try to lower the food budget the next month and play catchup. We have a local movie theatre (mcminanans sp) where adults get in for $3 and kids for $1. I think that for us it is easier, as husband and I both grew up on the lower income side of things. With the kids, if I make it fun they have fun. I am fortunate that we can go fishing and do lots of outdoors stuff near the area we live and that we all enjoy that stuff. I think with you husband's mental health issues this will be harder for him to do, to realize the positives. I know my husband has more problems dealing with some issues due to his BiPolar (BP). What about taking a walk in a pretty park, and packing a lunch? There are all kind of recipe sites on the net with low budget recipes. If there are any musuems or such around you, check to see if they offer a discount every so often? I know that there is a zoo we are going to next month that offers $2 Tuesdays, and the 2nd Tuesday of every month admission is only $2. It is usually $10-$15. Many times you can check out videos from the library for free. I don't know if this would help husband or not, but what about volunteering at a soup kitchen or something similiar? Would that make him realize how fortunate he is? [/QUOTE]
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