Comments on: How To Create a Budget on an Irregular Income http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2007/03/how-to-create-a-budget-on-an-irregular-income.html News for Consumers in Changing Times Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Leah http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2007/03/how-to-create-a-budget-on-an-irregular-income.html/comment-page-1#comment-481 Leah Tue, 27 Mar 2007 22:05:00 +0000 http://www.americanconsumernews.com/2007/03/how-to-create-a-budget-on-an-irregular-income.html#comment-481 Great post, just a quick comment.<br/><br/>You listed Buying Groceries as #1 AND #4. I figured that must have simply been a lapse, but to further discuss groceries, it's been my understanding that food should always be LAST on your priorities list of "must pay" bills, simply because as long as you have friends/family/church you will not go hungry. My husband and I have employed this principle, paying the most important things when finances were at their tightest and letting food be the last concern, even when we spent our last three something in change on a necessity instead of food...and we've never gone hungry.<br/><br/>Just a thought on that. Great post, just a quick comment.

You listed Buying Groceries as #1 AND #4. I figured that must have simply been a lapse, but to further discuss groceries, it’s been my understanding that food should always be LAST on your priorities list of “must pay” bills, simply because as long as you have friends/family/church you will not go hungry. My husband and I have employed this principle, paying the most important things when finances were at their tightest and letting food be the last concern, even when we spent our last three something in change on a necessity instead of food…and we’ve never gone hungry.

Just a thought on that.

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