1. It is the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. You are NOT SUPPOSED TO LIVE off of it.
2. To live in $29 for a week? Rice, beans, bread, PB&J and Ramen Soup. I did it in college for 4 years...
“To live in $29 for a week? Rice, beans, bread, PB&J and Ramen Soup. I did it in college for 4 years...”
That was my exact diet in college as well! Bread from the day-old bread store, though.
people other than the idle rich must EAT TO LIVE....they need calories...they need protein....the last thing in the world they need is to starve on trying to make cilantro and avocados their main meal...
After the JAGC, I had things to pay for, so I lived on 15 a week: oatmeal and mild and brown sugar every day for breakfast, took grilled cheese to the office, and pot pie for dinner. Not fun, but it worked.
I did it in college for 4 years...”
When my son was in college, he and his buddy would pool their food allowances and buy a case of tuna, a case of Ramen and 8 loves of bread from the day old bread store at the beginning of the month. They supplemented that with Wheaties, four gallons of milk, processed cheese slices and a case of tomato soup (dented cans from a surplus store for $.10/can). Since he graduated several years ago he has never eaten Ramen, white bread or tuna. Pretty funny.
Back around 1981, I was a bum and lived off $15 a week in blood plasma money, which was 2 boxes of mac and cheese and a 2 liter Pepsi a day.
I did this for about 6 months till I got tired of being a bum, got my shit together and got a job.