tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607007096922060383.post8488696871179711786..comments2024-03-29T00:12:12.521-07:00Comments on The Tasty Cheapskate: A Week on FoodstampsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607007096922060383.post-88363136492449946252012-12-01T18:38:06.078-08:002012-12-01T18:38:06.078-08:00Yup, I mean week. I'll fix that. I thought you...Yup, I mean week. I'll fix that. I thought you kept your food budget super low anyway--I think you'd make it just fine--you've got 35/person/week in this hypothetical thing, so that'd be $175/week. I know you shop on less than that. Even with those bottomless kids and all that good food you put in them. Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256112748291670773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607007096922060383.post-68902053974176467012012-12-01T17:34:04.956-08:002012-12-01T17:34:04.956-08:00Jean, when you say $25/person/month, do you mean p...Jean, when you say $25/person/month, do you mean per WEEK? I sure hope so. As a side note, my children are very hungry and I would personally have to purchase more food, probably, if I was to feed my kids enough so they felt full after each meal. I can't even imagine what it will be like to feed teenagers.NessaAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235410716507259118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607007096922060383.post-77094923990722758462012-11-30T11:24:13.940-08:002012-11-30T11:24:13.940-08:00I guess I am telling you that, but only because so...I guess I am telling you that, but only because someone else (the link listed in the post above) told me that. I am not sure if that's for a specific location or if it's an average of different states. I admit that it seems plenty generous to me. Although I will say that in my (somewhat limited) looking into foodstamps for Indiana, I noticed something that I suspect is true across the country: those who don't work at all and thus make no money at all get a rather generous amount of money--considerably more than I have ever spent on food. However, those with jobs who are using SNAP in a supplemental way get considerably less--so much less that I can see how it would be hard for them to make ends meet. I'm not sure why the system is set up this way, but I do see it as one of the problems with food stamp distribution. Those without an income get what is (IMHO) way more money than necessary, while those with a small income get an amount that would help (everything helps), but that COULD still leave them struggling to be well fed. I should point out too that people living on food stamps who have children are also able to use school breakfast/lunch programs. And now I'm just feeding a fire, so I'll shut up. Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256112748291670773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607007096922060383.post-68879107154564547692012-11-30T08:10:15.612-08:002012-11-30T08:10:15.612-08:00Are you telling me that people on food stamps get ...Are you telling me that people on food stamps get $35/person a WEEK! That is ridculous! Our budget is $75-$100 a week, I am just in shock... No wonder obesity is an epidemic, the poor get to spend more money on food that the average middle class family. Sickening...Heckert Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05338814451197651069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607007096922060383.post-16912396135101916072012-11-28T12:54:17.903-08:002012-11-28T12:54:17.903-08:00Amen! Great post!! We don't have $35/person/we...Amen! Great post!! We don't have $35/person/week in our budget & we eat well I think. I eat local/organic meats as well. So I agree that it can be done... just can't live off of fast food & freezer dinners is all! It's gotta be real, everyday food. ~Carla~https://www.blogger.com/profile/02341057469246030024noreply@blogger.com