Where to begin...

I was recently reading an article titled, 6 Extreme Saving Tips You Can Use Now. One tip in the article was to, 'Turn your freezer into your very own "fast-food restaurant."' I completely agree with this, but what I found unbelievable was that their weekly grocery budget was $150 for two people. It's no wonder they are able to turn their freezer into a "fast food restaurant". It is difficult for me to imagine what groceries they could be buying each week that total $150. They are spending $600 a month on groceries for two people! My family of four doesn't spend $150 a week or even a month on groceries.

For this reason I decided to start this blog (with encouragement from my husband) on what it's really like to live on a budget.  I understand that budgets are different for every person or family. I know that depending on how much money you bring in will alter the amount of money you can spend in certain areas. I am not saying that it is wrong to spend $150 a week on groceries for two people, but it does not help those of us that are living on a much tighter budget out of necessity.

This blog will be based on learning to survive with what you have and what you are given.  Life is difficult when you are trying to provide for a family with little to no money coming in, but as the title of the blog states: Desperate Times Call For Desperate Budgets.

I look forward to learning more tips from those of you that read this blog and I hope in return I can help in someway bring some sanity back into your life by what I have learned through my own families struggles.