Managing expenses
of a household is one of the primary agendas of a woman who has taken up the
challenge of being a home maker. She might be a mother or a wife, but like a super
woman, she takes care of the task of meeting all the needs of her family.
She has to be a multi-tasker and assume many different roles. If the bread
winner is earning sufficiently and being a reasonable man, is generous enough
to give sufficient amount to his partner for running the house, then she can
comfortably fulfill all her roles. The challenge appears, when due to some
unforeseeable circumstances, her partner loses his job or becomes unable to
provide sufficient funds as he might have done earlier.
When a certain
family gets used to the facilities and luxuries provided to them, it might
become difficult to convince them to accept the change cordially. This is where
a super woman comes to the rescue of her family from a possible financial and
emotional turmoil. As she spends comparatively more time with the other members
of the family than her counterpart, she can be considered in a better position
to reach out to them. As the most basic yet fundamental step, even the youngest
member of the family should be explained in the most non frightening manner why
he/she needs to adjust a little for some time till his/her family is able to return
to older times. She should express her thoughts in a positive coating and avoid
showing negative concerns.
A super woman, exuding
the obvious smartness, should take the smart step of listing all the expenses
of the household from a simple hairpin to the monthly payment to a yoga
teacher. After this, she needs to think judiciously and categories the expenses
in three categories “Must have”, “Need based” and “Not required”. The first and
last options are self-explanatory. “Need based” items or services are such
which are important but are unnecessarily handled in an extravagant manner. For
example, too many sports magazine, fare of cab where public transport can be
used, payment for home delivery for some items which can be easily picked up
while coming back from office or college. This category can help her cut down
the cost but she will definitely need help from her family members for doing
the same.
“Eating what you
grow” is a very popular practice in a farm and a super woman can exploit this
principle with firm hand and apply in daily household needs. A small vegetable
garden with thoughtful plants can easily provide for occasional healthy dinner.
Salad leaves, potatoes, broad beans, spring onion, radish are certain
vegetables which are easy to grow. Also, the lady should raid the wholesale
market to buy non-perishable products which will result in cutting down the
cost in long run.
The lady should be
the pillar of strength and a major asset in helping the bread winner come out of
such difficult times. Management skills and positive vigor are the super
powers of a super woman in not only waiting out the storm but also fighting
against it.
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