how many of you already use credit cards just to make ends meet? buying groceries,paying bills, gas etc..

Thankfully not this year. We've had years where we simply couldnt even afford to put gas in our car and buy groceries.

However this year with the extra stimulus tax refund it's helped us out. We own a very gas efficent car and when it use to cost us $16 to fill now costs us $32 to fill .

We practice simple/frugal living. Without that I think we'd be sinking!

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Proud homeschooling, cloth diaperin, attached parenting, slinging, simplier, breastfeedin, sewing mama mades, christian and funky mama

We haven't and we won't. I'll cut our internet, dish, and other "extras" long before it comes to that.

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Heather

We're not using our credit cards except for my husband's traveling expenses which he is reimbursed for with his job.

Nope, we are just shopping more carefully.

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~Happiness is a large family~

Not us. We are eating out less than we used to. We spend more on groceries now (with higher prices), but it is still cheaper than eating out. I have started carpooling with a work friend, so my gas costs are way down.

not us we are just cutting back i refuse to use a credit card the satelite and internet will go first before doing that.

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Measure wealth not by the things you have, but by the things you have for which you would not take money.

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We're cutting back as well. We think twice about driving somewhere. Being extra frugal with grocery shoppping.

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