I would love for us to be able to cut down on our spending. What I cant figure out is how the heck to do it!
We live in a fishing village in Alaska.
Let me repeat that.
We live in a FISHING VILLAGE. in ALASKA.
We already buy in bulk whenever we go to Anchorage. We plan it out carefully, too. We HAVE to. Because we've come up short at the Sam's checkout counter more than once.
We dont drive, the village has no cars, so we dont have to worry about gas. We both HAVE cars, they just arent here. And we have the insurance on them down to the minimum - we wont sell them, because we're planning on leaving here the end of this year, and we're going to need them.
We don't use cash in the village, except to pay our babysitter. The school cashes a check for us. We get direct deposit. So, we cant collect spare change.
We share wireless internet with our neighbor - we dont even pay her for it, we just take our her trash with ours.
We dont have to pay electricity or water or sewer - its all included. Our housing is supplied by the district, so we cant move anywhere cheaper.
The only thing that stops me from putting all the "extra" money towards our debt is concern that we might have to make an Anchorage trip unexpectedly.
If we go in for health reasons, then we get 90% of the plane ticket back. But still, that takes a while. Plus, then there is the hotel and food and picking up anything we've run out of..
Honestly, Im stumped. I have no idea how to cut our budget down any further.
Cutting Down to Necessities
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When you’re in Alaska, you aren't going to find a lot of fresh produce. Most canned veggies and meat are in oil due to lower temperatures there.
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