<prompt> Human: Hello everyone. Ive been a lurker here for a couple years and this is my first time posting. Ill be up front, I was a little hesitant to post on here because I have seen some of the other posts that people make do I choose this 90k job or this 105k job, or how do I invest this 30,000 Ive saved in the last two years. My situation is not like that. In fact, Id be jumping for joy to have those kinds of problems. The situation: my wife and I live in a rural area, and we both make 12 an hour, and work full time 40 hrsweek. We have our big bills like rent 800 car payment 300 and childcare 500 and a series of other smaller bills like utilities that total out to roughly 1700 monthly including our foodgas. We do well on budgeting, and live within our means, but that being said, we are barely able to keep our heads above water. We are living paycheck to paycheck. We have little money for extras like taking my family out to dinner, or even just going for a drive. I make sure my children are well taken care of in terms of food, education, clothing, etc. but it has gotten to the point where I dont know what else I can do. I havent gotten myself anything material in a few yearsall my clothes are hand me downs or thrift store, my kids get a couple toys once or twice a year, and I cant remember the last time my wife and I went on a date. Does anyone have some advice on how to make and save some extra money, or even good financial tips I should be using?  <response>: I agree with you about the sub sometimes. There is another sub called povertyFinance that is one of those of us living at the margins. You might consider cross-posting there as well. 