Income...

Because my Husband is a 1L he is not allowed to have a job.  He has made it through all of his schooling thus far with a full time job so this is new for us.  I've been working full time for my son since Feb. 2008.  Before that I worked full time and received an income.  Even though I enjoy getting kisses, cuddles, poopy diapers, and sticky fingers as payment, this obviously isn't going to help pay the bills.  So I knew that we'd be lviving off of student loans.  Wonderful, but i'm very thankful for it.  However, with this economy its been very difficult, as i'm sure you all know, to get a loan larger than what the school deems necessary for the student.  The living expenses the school estimates is only for one person, my studious husband, NOT for his wife and growing son.  So needless to say we've created a budget, a strict budget at that.  I also hoped to find a job, one of coarse that would work in such a way that we wouldn't have to pay for daycare.  Not that there is anything wrong with daycare, but I don't want to work in order to pay for it and then maybe profit $50.  So as of now I haven't found anything that works....except ...........................BABYSITTING.  Yep, I landed a babysitting job!  I'm so excited too, I'm watching another little boy very close to my munchkin's age.  They get along great, and its actually been easier than I thought it would be.  Even though we really aren't receiving a large sum, it will considerably help us out.  I'm am so thankful and consider it an  answer to my prayers.  I'm also happy to help a friend while she works.