i gotta say, living in this world with no money sucks. u get a job and its not enough, u get a second job and u have no free time. then u try things to get money. *bleep* shop, cutting budgets down, buying generic instead of name brand, even trying sites like this. its hard to find things that work. so i wanna know what things have you guys tried to get money.
My GF and I are going through the same thing. Rent is expensive, job pay is not enough to live on and finding a 2nd job is hard to come by. I haven't done *bleep* Shops, but we have cut our budget as much as possible, and usually by generics whenever possible.
Replace those standard light bulbs with florescent bulbs, they cut down a lot on power if you replace them everywhere and keep your lights off in rooms that you aren't in. Don't run the A/C or heat and limit showers to 5 minutes. Also keep everything turned totally off when not in use, keeping your dvd player, game consoles, and tv plugged in to an outlet still drains power even when they aren't turned on. At night we have that outlet turned off totally so it doesn't drain power.
Also when shopping for groceries, create a game plan when shopping and make sure to load up on stuff that is on sale at stores in your area, rather than just going to 1 store. Try
www.couponmom.com it helps show you deals in your area. Buying sale items adds up to a lot of savings during the year. I also bought a water filter for my sink and it saves me a ton of money every month, since I just drink purified tap water rather than spending a ton on bottled water.
Hope some of that helps. GL