I'm on social security, and I'm doing fine. It's what you do with your money that counts. Buy real foods on sale and cook from scratch. It doesn't take as much time as you think. I can cook a pot of goulash with about 10 minutes of prep work and about a half hour cooking time. Buy most groceries only when they are on sale. Wait for your grocery store to mark down meats because they're almost expired. They will certainly last long enough for you to get them home and cook them or put them in your freezer. A freezer is a good investment. Canning supplies and practice using them is another good investment. Grow stuff anywhere you can, whether it's your back yard or front yard or balcony or window sill. Every little bit counts.
You don't have to keep up with the Joneses. Clothes last a long time. A good car can last for many years with good maintenance. Not every single person in the house needs to have a car. If you handle the money correctly, your wife doesn't really have to work a job and can spend more time at home helping with stockpiling groceries and saving you even more money.
It has to be this way. Thank goodness my new job pays me $20 an hour, but at this point it’s just keeping up with the stagflation.
I'm on social security, and I'm doing fine. It's what you do with your money that counts. Buy real foods on sale and cook from scratch. It doesn't take as much time as you think. I can cook a pot of goulash with about 10 minutes of prep work and about a half hour cooking time. Buy most groceries only when they are on sale. Wait for your grocery store to mark down meats because they're almost expired. They will certainly last long enough for you to get them home and cook them or put them in your freezer. A freezer is a good investment. Canning supplies and practice using them is another good investment. Grow stuff anywhere you can, whether it's your back yard or front yard or balcony or window sill. Every little bit counts.
You don't have to keep up with the Joneses. Clothes last a long time. A good car can last for many years with good maintenance. Not every single person in the house needs to have a car. If you handle the money correctly, your wife doesn't really have to work a job and can spend more time at home helping with stockpiling groceries and saving you even more money.