r/stayathomemoms • u/Consistent-Credit423 • Dec 19 '24

Question How much does your husband make

Does anyone have any advice on how we can save money? We make 100k a year, but it feels like we're struggling to make ends meet while saving to purchase a house. Additionally, we need to kickstart a college fund for our child and plan to have another child in a couple of years.

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u/canofbeans06 Dec 19 '24

Cut out things like subscriptions, YouTube premium, etc. as those can add up every month. Things like gym memberships you might not use and adjusting your food budget to realistically how much 2 people + 1 child eat. Buy less brand name items when possible and switch to store-brand but basically the same items (I like a lot of Up & Up items at Target because ingredients and quality is on par with big brand names). I’ve been a SAHM for 5 years now and we are ok. I just try to buy a lot of items on sale and shop during odd-times like a Tuesday or Wednesday because you’ll find a lot of good clearance stuff on sale then. Make big batches of food for leftovers and cut out eating out. My husband and I rarely order or eat out, I’ve become a pretty decent cook now and I think that’s helped immensely with us saving money.