M A N Y years ago, I was a military wife....we made $280.00 per month. I had a little garden behind my house to supplement what we couldn't afford. It was hard then, as it is now, but some of us grew gardens to supplement, we grew them alone and together. I furnished the spices, my neighbor grew beans, squash of all kinds, another grew potatoes and other root vegetables, another grew corn and things of that sort. We visited close by vegetable gardens and bought for cheaper than we could buy at the commissary and fresher. Some canned, I froze. We got by and never wanted to anything, when we transferred we gave to our sharers what we couldn't take along. Now there were some on base that lived from pay check to pay check and had a hard time making ends meet. I think some of these wives should take a lesson from those of us who didn't make what they are making today. True, we didn't pay as much for a loaf of bread as they do today, but in my neighborhood, I made loaves of bread that we all chipped in on. Military life isn't a bed of roses and sometimes we had to really pinch the penny, but when a group gets together and makes things better for one another they can do a lot. One package of seeds grow far more than the average military family can comsume, so share the seeds with others, depending on the size of the family. Plan ahead...don't wait for someone to do for you what you can do for yourself.