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So, I am trying to think of how to get more money into our house. I am working a few extra hours this month as a substitute, which helps, but not a lot. Even if I get a full-time library position, it won't start until July, and we still need to pay for stuff. Here are some of the ways we are trying to save money:

* I don't buy things at Whole Foods anymore, even if that is the only place to get speciality gluten-free food. I just go without.
* I bring lunch to work, I don't buy coffee at coffee shops, I rarely buy books, I wear the same shoes until they wear out.
* I haven't bought new clothes in a while. And I won't for some time. There are actually two things I want to return, since they don't fit right.
* I haven't had anything done to my hair (cut or color) since last May.
* We don't do HD cable or Tivo.
* We ask parents to help, as they can.
* We don't go out on dates, we don't eat out, we don't go to movies.
* I am looking at doing some freelance editing work. If I can pass their test.

But it isn't enough. We are now thinking of killing cable entirely (sob), asking for scholarships for D's one school-sponsored extracurricular, and he's not doing summer camp through child care -- which means if I start working in July, I have no idea what to do with him. We can't go mobile-only, because of job application stuff, and we need two cars. And we can't cut internet. Kinda necessary for work stuff.

What are you doing to save money? Maybe you have some ideas for how we can cut our costs even more.