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[quote=Anonymous]I uncuffed. It took a year. When I left big law I had two car loans, two expensive preschool tuitions, a big mortgage, a dog walker, a cleaner, and was used to ordering or buying whatever I wanted whenever I wanted. You need to retrain yourself because if you can’t live comfortably on $300-350 (two gov or in house jobs) it’s a you problem. So over a year I paid off the cars, transferred youngest to an in home daycare (oldest started public), refinanced mortgage, stopped buying stuff I didn’t need, did without the service people (eventually added back monthly cleaning), started grocery shopping at Aldi, was just more careful and thoughtful about money. My husband and I even had a $20 Christmas gift rule for each other but you know what it forced us to be really thoughtful and I still use that gift all the time and love it. Do I miss the money? Of course. We want to redo our kitchen and it will take another 3 years of saving. But I’m happy. I look better. I feel better. I’m a better mom and wife and person. Good luck. [/quote]

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