“Do we REALLY NEED all those things???”
. Do we REALLY NEED a yeshiva tuition for our children or would public school suffice? In my family that would “save” us almost 25k a year.
. Do we REALLY NEED to send our kids to a summer camp (even a local day camp) or could we ask, at least the older ones, to get jobs stocking shelves somewhere. Could be another 4-5k a year.
. Do we REALLY NEED to support all the chessed organizations that exist (at LEAST 10% of our income).
. Do we REALLY NEED to eat kosher food? I estimate that my families food bill would be reduced by 35% if we could do away with this “luxury”.
Please explain what luxuries can be cut out of the average frum families budget so that our wives and mothers need not join the workforce.