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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm the poster that thought your DH's boss would still be bothering him during his vacation, but the clients thing makes sense - hopefully he'll get some relief without all the client calls.

[quote]The idea to drop cable for Netflix is great! Thanks!

The school thing I'm not sure. Hiring a mothers helper for those 3 hours a day would cost me the same and besides so needs the interaction and I'm not being able to give it to her.
 
We don't pay mortgage and right now moving is impossible. The fines for breaking the lease are just too much.
 
We don't have a car but we use rentals on DH's points so has is a small expense.
 
I really appreciate you taking the time to share your suggestions. [/quote]

I agree with dropping cable.

Another thought about the school and mother's helpers.  You really should look at the numbers again.  If you're truly talking about a mother's helper (and not babysitter) it shouldn't cost you more than about $10 an hour - I can't imagine there's a school that is that cheap.  If the school tuition is a big expense, you should consider getting together with other SAHMs in the area and doing a babysitting coop.  You take their kid 2 mornings a week and they take your kid 2 mornings a week.  Your child will get the needed socialization and it won't cost you anything (but time to take care of another toddler on your days).

there are also other more formalized babysitting coops where you earn "points" for babysitting - then you cash in those points to get babysitting.  You could babysit some kids on weekend nights to earn a lot of points (and you usually get more points for more kids) and you could babysit older kids, which can be a little easier.  Then cash in those points by having your kid go to someone's house (with similar aged kids) for babysitting.  Again - totally free.

If your DH is on sabatical - I'm guessing he won't need to rent cars as much, so there's another savings.

Another suggestion (I'm assuming you can't work because of Visa issues and not physical issues) but [b]are you good at crafts?  [/b]You could make a few things and try and sell them on etsy or ebay - it may not bring in a ton of money, but it could be some exra cash for miscellaneous things you might want.

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She knows how to make magnets.[/quote]

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