Family On A Budget

Now this is not an option for many, but it might be an option for you. Mr Budget and I both work at universities and one of the benefits is free tuition for your kids. Tuition reimbursement is a major benefit at most colleges/universities. In our case our daughters can go to hubby’s university for free or receive $6,000 per year for any four year institution. He had to first work at his university for 5 years before this benefit kicks in. Our daughters can go to my university for free but don’t get money at other universities. I had to work for 6 months prior to the benefit kicking in.

My recommendation is to check out the jobs at colleges/universities near you and see if this might be an option. There are always varied positions available for all different types of workers from professional, clerical and academic.

One thing you will notice is that often the pay is slightly less in academic jobs then they are in commercial sectors, but they often have great medical, retirement and tuition benefits.