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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hey, we don't have cable and we didn't have internet until a short time ago.  [u]We did all internet related things at our offices[/u] and/or, in a pinch, the library.  We still don't have cable.  Partly by living this way, we have paid off all student loans, have a huge emergency fund, are saving for retirement and child's college education, have paid for IF treatments out of pocket (which were unsuccessful), have paid for one adoption out of pocket and are currently in process of adopting #2 (both adoptions, international).  Do not, NOT, tell me, "Cutting little things like cable doesn't make a difference."  Other things we have done:  lived with one car until we could afford to pay cash for a 2nd one; and rented out 2 extra bedrooms in our house.  Yeah, we seriously did that too.  If you want something, it is amazing what you can sacrifice to make sure you get it.  Your problem (OP and some others) is that you are saying you want everything.  Cannot have everything all the time.[/quote]

Penny wise and pound foolish. SAHM?[/quote]

Offices plural = we both work.

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International adoption is affordable and cable is not. Gotcha.[/quote]

OP here.  I get it - she's talking priorities.  I've made it clear I've cut every little thing I can but I prioritize cable and internet as important.  We don't have a landline and with two  jobs that sometimes require nontraditional hours cell phones are non-negotiable.  I do not have room in my house to rent and with a small child I'm not renting to strangers in my home anyway.  We only have one car.  These things are really not my point.  Bottom line - this is a bitchin hard city to live in for so many reasons, period, and money is a major part of that for sure.

And no, I didn't get shit done at work today.  Thanks to everyone for your responses and for "listening."  It stopped me from punching a well-meaning but totally off-base "specialist" in the face.  I still can't believe what she said to me, which I took as "Congratulations on fucking up your child."  As if that were somehow helpful and as if I plan to pay her for such "help."  Um, no.  But thanks.

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