I shop at Goodwill The first week clothes or new wares is out it’s full price, but as each week goes by they dicount it. Week 2 10% off, week 3 50% off, then 4th week 0.25 for clothing and 0.10 cents for wares. Goodwill now gets many NEW items and they often make it to the quarter rack.

When you cook, if the recipe calls for a pound of meat, use a 1/2 lb.
Dilute your juice with water and it will go farther. Juice is usually to strong anyway.

Go to Aldi’s, and Savealot and look to see if there are other food outlets near you. Sometimes there are.

Join freecycle, it’s a place to post items so they don’t go to the junkyard. You can request items you need or post items you no longer need. Anything can be posted but must be free.

Don;t buy new. Go to yard sales, garage sales, thrift stores , Salvation Army stors, goodwill, etc. You will find everything you need eventually, and for a lot less.

Find moms who have kids and start a clothing exchange, toy exchange. Kids get bored with what they have. You can plan a get together and all bring items and exchange.

If you live in an apartment, when someone new moves in the other side ask if they want to split on the garbage, usually you can put out more bags than you have anyway. So your not cheating the garbage company any.

Fill out the school lunch program forms, your kids can eat breakfast and lunch at school.

See if you qualify for hud, liheap, lira, or other programs. Just CALL! Your kids need you to do what you need to do.

I look for coupons and then I compare who has it for less. Dollar Stores are not always the lowest.

There is something called angelfood ministires check that out. It’s not what I want to eat all the time, but it can help.

collect alluminum cans & sell them. It’s not much but it helps.

Car pool with other mothers, or ask someone to take turns transporting your kids and thiers to wherever they are going.

Don’t live above your means. If you have a couch purse or drive an expensive car you are. I know several people who live like they have money but they don’t. I can’t understand whats behind that. Who they trying to impress.

Make friends, You might find you both have skills you can share with each other. Maybe she can cut your kids hair, maybe you know photography and can take pics for her holiday cards. Get creative. Go to your local foodbank. Thats what it’s there for. Many people have had to go there, doesn’t mean you will always have too. Just accept the help when you need it. Later if you can help the foodbank if your thankful.
Join a church, pray. God loves you! And God helps those who help themselves.

If your husband picks and chooses when he will work, talk about it with him. Is he being unfair to you and the kids? TELL HIM. Is he having difficulty holding a job? Perhaps he has a condition like bipolar or something else that medication could help. People who have bipolor often have unstable work histories and do impulsive things. If you suspect this, tell him, but do so in a loving way. Him getting the counceling or medication he needs can make all the differance.

Hope that helps a little. God Bless ~ Keep your chin up!
But do what you have to do!