Help! Need Advice

[Emmama]

Since I have been married (almost 4 years now), I have been trying to live as naturally as I can. Here is my problem:

Is there a way to do so without breaking our bank?

We are a one income military family and right now we are in North Dakota. There are a few natural foods co-op's but you have to pay an arm and a leg. I would love to clothe my kids in Organic clothing and sleep on natural latex bedding we are already living paycheck to paycheck. Also, I can't hardly grow my own food because of location--the coldest damn place on Earth!

What are some ways that I can live naturally but inexpensively? Are there any web sites that are good for 'budget conscious' folk?

Emily

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Emily , wife to Brady and mother to Olivia (03-22-01), Brian (01-26-03) and little-un due 03-20-04 and loving it!

[reeseccup]

As a military family I can understand your pocket book strain. It's called minimizing, making from scratch, using cloth diapers, and doing the best you can with what you have.


Think about how many clothes you really need...minimize your families wardrobs, only buy what you need.

Making meals from scratch does save money to a degree, stretching meals with rice, potatoes, quinoa, ect.

Using cloth diapers has saved us a TON of money, so much so now a year and half later we are finally not living paycheck to paycheck and can afford to splurg.

Sometimes you have to decide where you are willing to cut the corners and where you are enfatic about natural until you can budget it in. On a very tight budget, it's hard to have it all. Focus on paying off bills and not making more bills. With tax refund focus on fixing your finances (if you have debts) instead of blowing iton fun things...save a tad bit for wants though) and avoid using any credit cards.

hth