Anonymous
03/14/2013 13:10
Subject: For those to be furloughed, how do you supplement income?
We're easing up on prepaying our mortgage. We've sacrificed savings to do this (underwater so can't refinance for the best rates) as it saves us much more over the long term. We're taking it month by month.
Anonymous
03/14/2013 13:00
Subject: For those to be furloughed, how do you supplement income?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:BJs
or Costco
I think the first poster meant blow jobs which is a fine way to earn a living if DH would just pay me
Anonymous
03/14/2013 12:55
Subject: For those to be furloughed, how do you supplement income?
Schedule too tight to get a 2nd job, so I've canceled our planned Spring Break trip ($1500). Trying to find other ways to cut, but it's really hard. We don't eat out really, but I do spend $12/wk on coffee at SB. About to buy a thermos and make coffee at home to bring to work.
Anonymous
03/14/2013 12:54
Subject: For those to be furloughed, how do you supplement income?
April 1.
Anonymous
03/14/2013 12:49
Subject: For those to be furloughed, how do you supplement income?
Anonymous wrote:BJs
or Costco
Anonymous
03/14/2013 12:30
Subject: For those to be furloughed, how do you supplement income?
Has anyone in any agency had to take a day unpaid yet? WHen does it actually start?
Anonymous
03/14/2013 11:27
Subject: For those to be furloughed, how do you supplement income?
We're just sucking it up and putting less in savings. (My agency only expects 13 days, not the 22 that some people have so it's a little easier.)
Anonymous
03/14/2013 11:21
Subject: For those to be furloughed, how do you supplement income?
Anonymous wrote:Can you? My husband can't do any freelancing of any sort, even work that isn't in his field, because of his hiring agreement.
That is tough
Anonymous
03/14/2013 11:13
Subject: For those to be furloughed, how do you supplement income?
We are not able to schedule consecutive days..so gotta pay for camp anyways..
Anonymous
03/14/2013 11:06
Subject: Re:For those to be furloughed, how do you supplement income?
I was tempted to cut back ours savings contributions but resisted the temptation, we made a couple changes instead to makeup the difference. 1.) cut cable and go Hulu (net savings of 74 a month) 2.) dropped our smart phones, we were lucky here bc our contracts had been up for awhile, obv it's harder to make this switch when you are mid contract (net savings of 118 a month) 3.) cut grocery budget by 20a week, did this clean and simple by cutting meat down to once a week (net savings of 80 a month) 4.) skimmed 10 bucks off our wknd money, this basically translated to cutting the Saturday bagel run (net savings of 40 a month). These steps help the gap somewhat and we try and just keep a lid on other usual expected expenses and cut where we can. Kids aren't gonna get Easter outfits, I dyed my own roots this week, stuff like that. I'm actually enjoying the extra time off work and not really missing the stuff too much.
Anonymous
03/14/2013 11:02
Subject: For those to be furloughed, how do you supplement income?
Schedule the furlough so I don't have to pay for summer camp
Anonymous
03/14/2013 10:59
Subject: For those to be furloughed, how do you supplement income?
BJs
Anonymous
03/14/2013 10:07
Subject: Re:For those to be furloughed, how do you supplement income?
My DH is a fed. I was a SAHM. I went back to work part-time to make up the difference. Thankfully, my kids are all older so daycare isn't an issue. I was planning on returning to work in a few months anyway. I just moved the time table up a little.
Anonymous
03/14/2013 10:05
Subject: For those to be furloughed, how do you supplement income?
Can you? My husband can't do any freelancing of any sort, even work that isn't in his field, because of his hiring agreement.
Anonymous
03/14/2013 10:03
Subject: For those to be furloughed, how do you supplement income?
Are you looking at second jobs? What kind?