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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here.  I get it about the big mortgage payment.  But I'm here to say there's nothing "big" about my house (built in 1940) other than the payment that comes with living in the City of Alexandria.  My husband bought the house before we met- we have about 100k in equity but after realtors fees, we're looking at about a 45k profit.  You do the math.  Where in this area can you buy a 3 bedroom house for 200k?  Our house now is 1600 sq/ft and with one baby we are busting at the seams.  My husband would take a huge pay cut (he's in the engineering field) if we were move to a cheaper market.  Our house is an investment.  And if we moved futher south or west, my husband would have a hellacious commute and we'd never see him... again, asking what other SAHMs have done to supplment income to make some extra $$...[/quote]

Did you see my budget thread?  You should do mint.com, then post your budget so we can see where you are really at.

Maybe you can cut cable (buy an antenna and a Roku box), cut the gym, a land line, a car payment and use just 1 car, switch DH's cell phone to a basic no data flip phone plan for $30/mo, cut your groceries to $130/week and eat lots of beans and rice and pasta and chicken thighs boiled or grilled, pack all of DH's lunches and never let him spend $$$ at work, sign up for Amazon Prime for the free Roku channel and the free yearlong shipping, do Amazon subscribe & Save for all of your diapers, wipes, paper towels (sparkle), and toilet tisse (Scotts).  Doing all of this might save you $700+/mo    [/quote]

So her DH suffers - seriously, what professional adult doesn't have a smartphone? And don't "let" him spend money he earned on lunch at work? That does not a happy marriage make.[/quote]

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