tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954646683383062305.post495362496556327047..comments2023-04-13T05:13:39.332-04:00Comments on Fusion On The Fly: Living on a Food Stamp budget Day 1Karlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12005449134640685384noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954646683383062305.post-88967396497611531662011-12-31T12:00:40.741-05:002011-12-31T12:00:40.741-05:00Indiana prices and San Francisco prices are not co...Indiana prices and San Francisco prices are not comparable. <br /><br />I use a small espresso pot and have about 2 ounce of coffee.Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12005449134640685384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954646683383062305.post-89676008905918529332011-12-30T18:27:08.721-05:002011-12-30T18:27:08.721-05:00Clearly you are not used to a foodstamp budget whe...Clearly you are not used to a foodstamp budget when you buy $2 pomegranates. Bananas are only 40 cents a lb.<br /><br />The biggest mistake you make however is your garden. Many people rent and have no place to grow a garden. I own my home and have room but still could not grow a garden for half of the year (October - March) in Indiana.<br /><br />I am currently getting $200 a month of foodstamps but before this money was very tight (tight enough that 2/3rds of my meat budget was hotdogs). You don't seem to be at all aware of what is a good deal and what isn't.<br /><br />I measured the most common scoop (1 1/2 tablespoon) of coffee at 0.22 ounces. I assume a "small pot" of coffee would be two 6 ounce cups. So, you must be paying about $8 a lb which is about double the cost of bargain coffee (most store brands, like Walmart's Great Value, for example). You could afford 8 O'clock coffee (Folgers, Maxwell House, etc.) at this price but not Starbucks.<br /><br />40 cents an ounce for cheddar cheese?? That's $6.40 a lb. That's insane. No one on foodstamps pays that much for cheese. You should be paying no more than half of that. The imitation American cheese singles I just bought were only about $1 a lb.scientioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01527095085270278014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954646683383062305.post-76922228393814730082011-07-02T13:05:42.706-04:002011-07-02T13:05:42.706-04:00I am living single and think of myself as very fru...I am living single and think of myself as very frugal. I keep receipts and went over my grocery receipts for the past month and I spent 184.00; close to double what you are working with. <br /><br />The Food Network has had a few how to eat cheap shows but I wonder if they would ever tackle living on a food stamp budget. My guess is not.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954646683383062305.post-57814238394626412472011-07-02T13:01:09.411-04:002011-07-02T13:01:09.411-04:00I am curious as to what part of the country you ar...I am curious as to what part of the country you are in Truth?<br /><br />6.66 per day is a much more reasonable amount. <br /><br />As I plan my shopping for later today I am realizing just how meager some of my meals will be and that is with careful planning and food knowledge.Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12005449134640685384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1954646683383062305.post-11315879709708145042011-07-02T12:50:50.195-04:002011-07-02T12:50:50.195-04:00Around here the food stamp benefit is $200 per per...Around here the food stamp benefit is $200 per person, or $6.66 per day. <br /><br />The woman whose masters thesis was used as the template for the food stamp program was quoted as saying she didn't intend the benefit to be that stingy, that the politicians are the ones who made it so stingy. <br /><br />Put it this way, the grocery budget in this house is about $400 to $500 a month for two people. No way food stamps would carry that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com