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[quote=Anonymous]Yes. We lived VERY simply for about three years. We did NOT eat out. We brought lunch to work. DH had previous construction experience and in the sprng and summer worked construction on weekends. I picked up extra work for the holiday season. We lived in a studio. We did not go to the movies, we did not travel, we did not have cable, we did not have smart phones, when relatives wanted to give us gifts for holidays or occasions we asked for gift cards to Trader Joes or Netflix months or giftcards to Old Navy for DD or Target. We REALLY scrimped. We went to people's homes minimally because reciprocating was beyond difficult at our house. We kept going because seeing our savings grow and grow spurred us forward. It was hard, but "suffering" (in our first world way) was totally worth it and I think it's in the category of having made us a stronger couple since it didn't kill us. [/quote]
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