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Originally Posted by Susannah 
Starting the second week would work better for me as the first week will be getting back into town and getting the kids back to school.
Starting the second week would work better for me as the first week will be getting back into town and getting the kids back to school.
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Originally Posted by sunshine mom
The second week would work great for us too-going on maternity leave by the 20th and even though I will still be receiving a full paycheck and my short term disability payments, our goal is pay off some major debt and I want to be as frugal as possible. I know it will be easier for me to meal plan and coupon, search for better grocery deals, esp. since I will not be working for 10 weeks, so hoping to save even more money!
The second week would work great for us too-going on maternity leave by the 20th and even though I will still be receiving a full paycheck and my short term disability payments, our goal is pay off some major debt and I want to be as frugal as possible. I know it will be easier for me to meal plan and coupon, search for better grocery deals, esp. since I will not be working for 10 weeks, so hoping to save even more money!
I'm glad that the second week works better for everyone. I find that it's hard to jump into something new until after all the holiday schedules and hoopla dies down, and for many of us that's AFTER the kids head back to school.
