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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We managed to take the kids out of early and aftercare at school in the interim. I also had to fire our cleaning lady (or at least put her on hold for a bit).  Any other tips for temporary cost cutting? Unfortunately, it will cost us more to cancel and restart contracts for cable, etc.

Primary costs are mortgage, childcare, student loans ($800 month), utilities, food, household goods, and insurance. [/quote]

You may want to rethink cancelling the before and aftercare at school. What if you can't get back in? What if your DH has an interview and there is no one home for the kids? You could probably skip the before care; maybe you could reduce the aftercare to part-time (e.g., 2 days / week). At my child's school, the on-site before/after care provider has a waiting list and once you drop out, you will not at the top of the queue to re-enroll. [/quote]

They said it would be no problem to re-enroll at any time.  Also, I WAH 2 days a week and we have family nearby if they needed to cover for the 3:30-5 time slot.[/quote]

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