Re: Building an emergency fund with little income
well, 2 things. rent is probably what actually 'needs' to be reduced as it is currently over 50% of income. chances are that's not going to be considered a viable option, so i would agree food is probably the next likely target. there's lots of good advice on here regarding cooking and eating on a budget.
and yes, extra income would definitely make things pinch a little less. are there other grad students in your complex with kids? could you baby-sit for some of them? a friend of mine works in a day-care and gets to bring her son along, perhaps that would be an option.
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