This is a Guest Post written by Tanya a fan who wanted to share her story about how she supports her family on one income in hopes to inspire others. Tanya’s Story: I live in Prince Edward Island with my two young children. Money wasn’t always streaming in to my bank account, but we were able to get by. The bills were being paid, we had just bought a house and we were comfortable. When I was pregnant with my second child, I ended up being put on sick leave. With my pay gone and my sick benefits nowhere in site yet, things started to get tight. With only my husband’s salary to go on, one child in full-time day care (I was on bed rest) and another child on the way, the bills started to add up. We started using my credit cards to cover the extra expenses, always saying we would pay them off as soon as possible, but the balances started to add up.It didn’t help that my husband refused to even try a budget – if he wanted to eat out, he did; if there was a movie he wanted to rent, he rented it. By the time […]
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