Post contributed by Leonard Phelps

Texas has been great for our wallets though I’ll be the first to admit I wasn’t too gung ho when my husband made us move out here for his new job. I was terrified to leave all my friends and my family back east but you know, we’re slowly making a life for ourselves here. Boston was WAY more expensive than here in every respect – the same box of cereal there costs literally twice as much. I’ve been looking into ways to save even more like working with Midland TXU Energy on a good rate and dealing direct with a farmer near us to get a whole cow at a time. Did you have any idea people sold meat that way? I didn’t but it sure is cheaper! Anyway, my husband loves his new job and I’m teaching part time but after finding out how much cheaper it is to live here I think I’m going to be able to quit and become a stay at home mom sometime soon!