Posted on 08/07/2007 11:00:37 AM PDT by NEMDF
I went most of the way through cherry season - while they were six or seven dollars a pound - without cherries. Then, one day I found a place that had them for two dollars a pound and I bought some - and also found some on the “questionable” rack all packaged up for what appeared to be about one dollar a pound. I ate cherries for two weeks and loved it! And in the whole bunch I think I found 3 or 4 real soft ones. But at the price of six or seven dollars a pound? No way. I tend to buy what’s on sale and so there is always plenty.
Yeah, like that’s exactly what I said!
Dope.
And 20 quarts of spaghetti sauce. 2 quarts per meal means 10 meals. I use 1 quart per meal for my family of 3 and still have leftovers.
Oh my! You called me a name.
No, you earned it.
Oh, I see. Thanks for the clarification.
Another reason they switched to the card is that folks were trading their food stamps for booze and drugs. The EBT creates a record, kinda like your credit card statement, that makes fraud easier to detect. I remember when I went to college in the late 70s, some of the less scrupulous students would go hang out in front of grocery stores in seedier neighborhoods with beer and score $75 worth of food stamps for maybe $5 worth of beer.
Maybe her 18 year old son could get a job. Also, she is feeding 3 kids, not 5.
I assume the younger two attend public school in Omaha, which provides breakfast free and reduced cost lunches for 40 cents, which comes to $20/month, leaving $460 to prepare 272 meals at $1.69 each.
She receives $6,000 per year of our hard-earned tax dollars. According to frac.org, there were 26,294,464 receiving food stamps in 2006. That's almost $160 BILLION!
Factor in administrative costs, and probably more like $250 BILLION. I sure hope we don't end up with a Democrat in the Whitehouse. Surf and turf for all!
LOL at least some of us would have a chance to have surf & turf? HA
1) Where is the father (or, where are the fathers)?
It seems that there were at least 2 different fathers. Had 2 children with the 1st man, didn't marry him. Then married an abusive man and I suspect had the other 3 children with him. If he was abusive, my guess is that she got away from him, and filing for any child support, 1) costs money, 2) would tell him where they are. That may be something she doesn't want.
2) If dad is dead, where is the life insurance?
No mention if either man is alive or dead.
3) If dad isn’t dead, why can’t he/they help?
See answer to #1. Mom probably doesn't want to get beat up again.
4) If dad didn’t hang around after #1, why did she have #2, 3 and 4?
#1 & #2 have same dad, #3, #4, and #5 have different dad than 1st two kids.
I am in agreement on the issue of the age of these children. They could be working to help their mother, and she isn't getting $$ for anyone over 18, but is still trying to feed them with what she does get.
Mostly likely the same deal as here in CO—from 1-18 and it’s “free”. It said on our local school district’s website, if parents wanted to eat, it was something like $2, but all kids, babies to 18 are free.
My spaghetti recipe serves 6 for about $1/serving. 500g beef (just over a pound), sweet peppers, onions, mushrooms, zucchini, fresh tomatoes and tomato sauce. Yummy.
I would call them enterprising. A fool and his food stamps are soon parted.
It’s amazing.. she’s getting $500 a month for food without working for it and is still complaining! Gotta love that entitlement mentality.
I have a family of five and spend wayyyy less than that.
If you really want to stretch your dollars use coupons and follow sales! My husband loves it.. we eat so well on so little.
This site will show you how if you’re just beginning..
hotcouponworld.com
$12,000 annually / 52 weeks a year / 40 hours per week = $5.77 per hour
Am I missing something?
https://www.killeenisd.org/departments/businessServices/schoolNutrition/pdfs/summerMenuJune2007.pdf
Indeed, you are correct. To quote the link:
“Remember any one from the age 1-18 eat free”
Wonder who wrote this thing...
I guess the menu doesn’t sound too bad...pizza and ice cream every Friday would get old fast...and I have no idea what beef fingers are...I think I will not google that one. I have learned enough new things today.
When school is in session, yes, they get free breakfast & lunch, but to get to a church based food pantry, she would need a ride or a car.
ITA with your first paragraph. We’re 6 here - 4 kids (we were 7 until my mom died). It’s especially expensive in the summer when there are usually a bunch of their friends over, too. Then the flip side is during the school year and sports with all the sending snacks for the class or team, etc.
I let the kids buy lunch at school 1 day per week. They can pick the day - and I’ll pay for it - it’s a treat for them, lol.
We shop at BJ’s once a month and still have to shop at the grocery store once a week. We’re very meticulous with our budget, including the food budget.
I don’t know what point the story was trying to make - most middle class families have it tough today and we also have to work for our income while paying for those who can’t or won’t work.
My 16 and 15 year olds have jobs so we don’t have to pay for their very active social lives, lol.
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