My husband works F/T and I stay home with the kids...we are struggling to pay the bills, what can we do?

Question

We already have assistance from the government but, they're canceling it next month because according to them, my husbands full-time job is enough income for us...

Answer 1

if he can't find another job, you get another job.

he can stay home and you can work 2 jobs.  if he wants a job bad enough he will get one.  

Answer 2

Talk to God! He is the only one who can promote you. He doesnt loose battles. And now is a good time as this is the year of manifestion, the year of fullness of blessing. Get your Bible and ask. Believe use the scriptures. Its never to late to turn to God

Answer 3

welcome to our world...same problems,,, you have to either get a job, different shifts to cut child care, or he get two or three jobs< i had to for a time>, cut your expenses, meaning all the extras, not rent, food or el, gas... but instead of a phone get prepaid cell, drop internet, use the library for free, etc,  shop cheap ,@ salvation army, goodwill, my entire wardrobe less than 35$  really .... check yahoo groups free stuff,

  

BUT FIRST AND FORMOST.... Put Jesus First in your families life

that is the secret, when you focus on him, your life gets better < it works > we were in a same situation, and evicted , all our stuff stolen outta a storage, repo'd car, and no help... but we held fast to Jesus, and let me tell you the miracles he provided you wouldn't believe, we are now on our feet, I have a good job, kids are happy, wife and I are not fighting<priceless> bills are getting paid and theres food in house, it's been a tuff fight, but we , by God grace have came through, and so can you!!!!   may God richly and completely bless your family!

Answer 4

either cut back your spending or get a job yourself.  In this time families need 2 incomes to make ends meet.  

Answer 5

If your like my family ...it is cheaper for you to stay home with th kids than to work and pay childcare. we also are having the promblems with the bills. for that reason I have decided to take on a at home job at night when everyone is in bed.

it is an adult enteranter job. not for everyone  

Answer 6

perhaps cutting back on the on the expenses will do some. and maybe even you taking into a job, if the kids are not too young.

Answer 7

Have you ever thought of getting a job? If you are able-bodied, there is no reason why you need assistance from the government. Millions of people with young children have to work and I am sure would like to be able to stay home with thier children. If your husband doesn't make enough to support all of you, you have no right to have the luxury of staying home and collecting government assistance that the rest of us pay for.

Answer 8

You are living my life as well.  

My wife doesn't work, but I work full time while she raises the kids.  Even though I make salary A, It seems we always need salary A + $5000 per year.  

There never seems to be enough cash flow to take care of our budget.  And into more credit card debt we go.

It is scary.  I am not going to sit here and tell you an answer when I obviously have no answer myself.

Hang in there.

Answer 9

You have but 2 choices, either tighten up the budget or get motivated. There are any number of jobs that you can do part time, even if it is only a Saturday. While it may not seem that much, it is the same as almost an extra weeks pay per month. Do you have any talents that could be used to generate a bit of income? What about taking in one child to babysit? If you are a really good housekeeper/cleaner you could pick up a job as a part time maid for one or two people on  a Saturday......plenty of people need a reliable person who will come in for 3 or 4 hours once a week. You are limited only by ambition, and willingness to find where there is a need and then filling it. Whatever you do, don't just sit and accept your situation, if you want change then it is up to you to change. Nothing is impossible, I am a single parent/father with 4 disabled children, they were toddlers when my ex deserted. I had no income, no savings and no prospects for work.....I got busy, I found a way to open up a consulting Business that allowed me to be with the children and still earn a living, within a year I had opened a second Business and still I raised the children without 2 seconds of outside help. It is called determination and not accepting a situation that I was not happy with. Sure I sacrificed sleep, a social life and many things, I learned to shop wisely at Good Will, groceries were only sale items, I had to save all week just to treat my children to a shared order of fries and a coke, but I made it FUN and they loved it. I continued to work hard, and sleep little but we climbed out of that and thrived. You can do it if you want it bad enough.

Answer 10

How many kids do you have and what are their ages?  If you are able to work and the child care expense does not take most of your paycheck, then you need to go to work. It's a LUXURY to be able to stay home today and be a housewife/mother. It's never hurt any kid to have to stay with another person while the mother works. I had to and so do million of other mothers.