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Originally Posted by RachelandSadie  My hubbie works for walgreens so his shifts are anywhere from 5am to 12am and sometimes overnights too. I can't rely on him to be home when I'm working and he can't just not go to work when he gets called in and i'm needing to go somewhere too. logically quitting was the only real option because we also can't put a child into daycare that only accepts full time for 240 a week infants when there are days of the week dh is home and other days he's not. not realistic to pay that kinda price tag when you only use it maybe 3 days a week some weeks and 5 days a week others. the best option was always me quitting because i could at least save us the daycare money and my salary now would literally be cut in half by daycare costs with him not even being there all the time.  |
Yeah, I can see how his changing shifts would kill that plan. But you know what? When you stop working, there will be less expenses associated with that, and you'll have a little more time to shop the grocery sales (I hit three different stores each week so we can afford to eat decently). I check out the ads online for two stores, and of course WalMart has basics that I know the price of, so I can find the cheapest price on items. I take a cooler with me for any cold/frozen items, so I just make the one trip in a big circle
You will find creative ways to save, from your posts here I can tell that you are an intelligent and determined woman and you're going to do just fine.
It's all going to work out, you'll see. You'll both find a way to make it work, and you'll love being able to be with your little one full time. Maybe as he gets a little older, you can find part time work somewhere that would fit into your lives. Things have a way of coming together.