how to live off of 500 dollars a week with a family of six?

Your wife and teenage girls older than 16 need to start working and contribute to the family.

You cannot hold it on your own, you need the grown women to start working too.

That's a very low salary with all those people and expenses. I make that same salary but I only live by myself and I live very comfortable on it as a college student. Also my bills are nowhere near as expensive as yours either. $100 a week on a car? What the hell? That's like $400 a month just on a car. You should only be paying under half or half of that for a car. Get rid of the car, the cable, and cut down on groceries. $150 a week on groceries is insane. These high numbers should be monthly expenses not weekly expenses. The kids need to work, McDonalds if need be. Take care and hope it works out for you.

Get rid of the cable. It's not necessary. No one's going to die without cable. It may suck, but you have to prioritize. You can clip coupons and bargain grocery shop. It seems like it doesn't add up but it does...trust me. If you guys eat out, stop it! It's cheaper to feed a family by cooking.Why is your car 150.00 a week? Are you leasing it? That seems a bit excessive. I too am struggling with money as are most people right now in this economy, but you have to think about what you won't die without having. Cable is one of those things. Unfun? yes. Necessary? no.

you can cut your groceries by no junk food, prepared foods, soda, beer, buy family packs when on sale only. kids don't need huge pieces of meat either. a freezer helps caus i buy ahead when meat is on sale and i repackage it into meal sizes. when frozen veggies are on sale i buy10 pkgs or so.

you can cut electric bills by lowering the thermatstat period. wear a sweaster/sweatshirt if yr cool. don't leave lights on all over thehouse. turn onthe dishwasher only when its full. keep doors closed. don't turn air conditioner onhigh and keep it there. use ceiling fans to distribute the cold ari.

is cable necessary?

Get rid or you car walk, Get rid of Cable , and besides going on yahoo go seek another job

Why isn't your wife working she needs to be working as well so u wouldn't be struggling also to the people who had responded has lots of good points

u should have ur girls get a job...or ur wife should get a job she can do at home

i know its tough right now, but if u can find also a job that brings in more....

cut back on cable,get food coupons,use car less as possible to save for fuel........

get free cable

ummm lets c cut down on stuff u dont need iu dk im only 15