Just found out she already filed

[ImprovedRomeo]

I make well into the 6 figures and I'll be living hand to mouth

OK well into is an exaggeration...a little more than 6 figure is probably more appropriate but still it'll be paycheck to paycheck living with no 401k, vacations, toys and gadgets etc.

I guess I'll have to become more creative. Today met a friend for dinner with his family, I thought twice about going but I figured it'd be nice for DD to meet their son. So we went, I looked at the menu and almost shared one meal between DD and I but DD started saying she wanted a pizza from the kids menu after I'd ordered pasta alfredo for me. So it was two things and I said to my self I'll have to plan better and need more self-control. It's not like the old days anymore...

I guess it sucks that even though I make good money it's not enough after this. We don't have a whole lot of extas either, we don't even have cable since we lived a simpled life. I think just my commuting is costing me almost $600/mo in gas alone that's a lot! the rest are all fixed expenses (except food) like the utilities, DD's tuition/day-care, insurance, mortgage etc.