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| Monday, May 15, 2006 |
| USA Today's Money Makeover Series |
Today's instalment in the USA Today's Money Makeover series COUPLES AND THEIR CASH profiles a California couple with 6 children - Big family seeks advice for the future Kevin Smith, 35, earns $60,000 as an information technology systems administrator in San Francisco; Amy Smith, also 35, is a stay-at-home mom. The couple are raising six kids — Caleb, 10, Anna, 8, and two sets of twins, 6-year-olds Jacob and Madeline, and 21/2-year-olds Josiah and Grace — on a tight budget. "Every penny is accounted for," says Amy Smith, a self-professed "Quicken fiend." The last splurge was buying a $13 bed for 3-year-old Lhasa Apso, Ozzie, in April. "I can't tell you what a big deal that was for my kids." The paper also has the art icle - Parents of teens ride waves of expensesLabels: Money Stories |
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I think Mr. Smith needs to look into switching jobs to get himself a raise. He's woefully underpaid at $60K/yr in the Bay Area.
My first reaction reading his salary is that he's an eejit for making so little out there. A little savvy would go a long way in helping them meet their expenses.
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I think Mr. Smith needs to look into switching jobs to get himself a raise. He's woefully underpaid at $60K/yr in the Bay Area.
My first reaction reading his salary is that he's an eejit for making so little out there. A little savvy would go a long way in helping them meet their expenses.