Posted on 08/07/2007 11:00:37 AM PDT by NEMDF
Here in MI the bing cherries are on sale for $2.49 a pound. Normally they run $4.99 and more if you want Ranier.
I often struggle with buying local produce from a roadside stand and paying the cheaper price at Meijer, especially with all the concerns over imports.
My husband loves cherries but our budget is tight.
Carbs are cheap, produce out of season, dairy and meat isn't.
I thought so, too! I wish Detroit would take a lesson from their playbook. There's enough vacant acreage in Michigan's armpit to supply hundreds of people with fresh produce -- it would help solve the lack of good veggies because no decent grocery stores, too.
She's out of work for an injury that happened in december that most people wouldn't have taken two weeks off work for. She is doing pretty well riding the lazy bus and stealing our income.
I've never been laid off of work for more than 2 workdays without finding some way to make money.
Costco can make you run through your money fast. Yes, it saves buying in bulk, but you still end up paying more per month. When I used to go to Sam’s club my bill was always higher, even though I got great bargains. It’s just the way it is.
But I do know some families do need to spend more than others. I have found area makes a big difference, and also if you include stuff other than cleaners - well, if you have a young one in diapers that can bring your bill up really fast. But most people I know like to spend about $100 a week. Some spend a little more, and I know a family of ten that manages on about $20 per person per week.
Just chase it with vodka and you won’t feel a thing.
My parents are very generous. I never ask them for anything, but when they offer, I’m happy to accept :-).
Ever again!
$6000 a year in food specific welfare, another $6000 a year in general welfare, a free 4 bedroom public apartment that probably costs us another $8 or 10,000 a year, free medical care for all of them, free public school for 5 bastard children - at least one of whom seems to already have one bastard of his own.
All told this woman and her brood are raking in at least $50,000 a year, probably more like $75,000, for nothing at all!
Offering these welfare queens a $50,000 lump sum tax free and a new car in exchange for being sterilized would be the best money we ever spent.
Sounds yummy!
Maters and onions are the only fruit/veggies I put in my sauce.
When I get in the mood (and have the maters) to cook sauce it is a 3 to 5 day project, which is why I do not put meat in it, that can be added later.
The amount of tomatoes I have determines if I use the 20 quart or the 33 quart stock pot. I do saute the onions and garlic in a 5 quart pot before putting them in the stock pot.
The urban neigbourhood I grew up in had been market gardens until hurricane Hazel wiped it out in 1954. One of the effects of the storm was that the berry canes went feral in the parkland around the neighbourhood. I fondly remember spending summer afternoons in the woods and coming home with three to four quarts of raspberries, blackberries and thimbleberries :-)
Medicaid covers sterilization. She should have taken advantage of it long ago
I think we forgot the mark-up on inner city groceries. Sometimes I stop at the supermarket in the city and — just as a for instance — cake mix that usually costs 89 to 93 cents a box elsewhere costs $1.23 there. Mark-ups on every item would add up. Also, she mentioned some items were cheaper at the drug store. Well, let me tell you, that is like an alternate universe to think some things are cheaper at the drug store!
That said, I agree with everyone that said she’s using too much meat per meal; the older kids need to get jobs; and over all her home economics skills need a tune-up.
That’s pretty slim pickings.
What about sandwich stuff for lunch, and milk, coffee(!) and eggs? Beverages for the kids (juice, iced tea mix, etc?) How about basic condiments like butter, seasonings, bread crumbs, sugar and flour?
What about Health and beauty aids (HABA) like toothpaste, soap, deodorant, aspirin, toilet paper, and maybe a splurge on moisturizer or sun screen? What about baggies, saran wrap or aluminum foil for leftovers or taking a meal out of the house? How about dish soap, toilet bowl cleaner a bottle of bleach, detergent and a bottle of some generic “fantastic” type cleaner? What about diapers, baby wipes, feminine hygiene products and a few basic first aid supplies for the kids?
This is all part of the “grocery” shopping for a family with kids. One hundred dollars a month plus the “specials” each week might barely do it.
Ever see a 15 year old home after school & sports devour the left-overs planned for another family dinner while standing at the refrigerator door?
(I’m also surprised to see “2 lbs breaded chicken tenders” For about the same price you can get breadcrumbs, an egg or a little milk and 3+ lbs whole (boneless) chicken breasts, slice them yourself into cutlets and prepare a much better meal or two.)
A bottle of generic bleach and a box of powdered laundry detergent will cover that.
Mix together with water and start scrubbing.
13 million adults on food stamps! Clearly we need more illegal aliens to do the work Americans won't do.
What about Health and beauty aids (HABA) like toothpaste, soap, deodorant, aspirin, toilet paper.
Still available for pennies.
and maybe a splurge on moisturizer or sun screen?
LoL.
What about diapers, baby wipes, feminine hygiene products and a few basic first aid supplies for the kids?
Vinegar, cotton balls, a cotton sheet, isopropyl alcohol. Again available for pennies.
I can just see me asking my dad for "first aid supplies" as a kid. What could that possibly mean beyond a band-aid?
LMAO.
Ever see a 15 year old home after school & sports devour the left-overs planned for another family dinner while standing at the refrigerator door?
When mommy and/or daddy can pay for extracurricular activities then they can pay for food.
The World-Herald keeps publishing articles trying to stir up sympathy for our less fortunate brethren, but somehow reality gets in the way. There was an earlier story about the travails of a high school dropout with two bastards from two different men (in the picture accompanying the article she wears a shirt that says “I like nice boys, but I love bad boys.”) There was another story about a 17-year-old high school freshman — he spent three years smoking weed and skipping school. He blames the world for not paying attention to him.
Since when is school an "extra cirricular" activity?
Boys in their teens can polish off a lot of groceries and usually do it under the influence of an empty stomach with little regard for the family budget, or what their mom had planned for leftovers.
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