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      04-26-2007, 10:16 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by txusa03 View Post
You are frugal. But you could save alot more by cooking instead of eat out and probably be more healthy by cooking at home as well. Kids are not cheap, they require alot of your time. But with kids, you can claim them and that is 1 advantage. College is not cheap either but there are pell grants and scholarships.
I've never bought the entire "You save so much by eating home" theory. I actually did the math on this. We'd save about $2500 in a year. And YES, $2500 is a LOT of money, but in the scheme of things, with two people working long hours, $2500 is small price to pay for the priviledge of not cooking.
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