Oh come on now...unless we're talking about people who are making $10hr, there is no excuse for a family just "surviving" on two incomes. A local paper published an article on what people are doing to make ends meet in these times and it was laughable! One couple, in all seriousnous, made a point about how they didn't have cable tv and weren't eating out much any more. But they still had a house maid, nanny and gardener. Another young woman bemoaned her struggles, but was thankful she didn't have to stop getting $200 haircuts. And yet another still had their $200/mth cable TV bill. Unbelievable!