Pay cuts?

Have you been affected by any pay cuts or job changes?

My own husband had a cut in hours a few months ago but thankfully his regular hours were reinstated after a few months. The cut meant that we needed to do some belt tightening and other changes for our already-tight budget.

I found this interesting article with some great tips for anyone who is going through - or anticipating dealing with - job loss, pay cuts, cut in benefits or other financial difficulties.

Financially Surviving a Pay Cut or Benefits Cut by K.Karl is a great read with some great tips.

If you've dealt with any of these issues, how did you survive? What have you done to get your family through a financial hardship? Did you take on a part-time job, get rid of something like a car or a home, did you turn off the satellite or cancel your phone service?

Come on! Tell me all about it!