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The Road Ahead: Residents worry about sales tax increase on family budget
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Christine Wiese and family gather in the kitchen with a two- week supply of groceries to put away Saturday morning at their south Hall County home. Despite plenty of help the amount of food required to feed a family of seven for two weeks takes a while to stock away. From left are Katie, 13, Drew, 18, Michael, 11, Sean, 16, and Christine.
In the Wiese household, every penny counts. The South Hall family of seven is trying, like so many Americans coping with the economic downturn, to keep a tight rein on the household budget. Eric’s job is “gangbusters, but mine’s not,” said wife Christine, who saw her job hours cut earlier this year.