Well, since the lady said she had a 4 month old I'm going to assume she meant it is hard buying groceries for herself and then formula for the baby. Formula, baby cereal, and baby food is very expensive, but totally doable. I spend about $110/month on (store brand) formula and baby food. Plus I spend about $350/month on groceries for hubbie, myself, and one other son and I live in the Midwest, one of the cheapest areas of the country, and shop at Aldi a discount grocery store. $280 would be tight (if you are trying to eat reasonably healthy) living in DC, but if she planned her meals I would think it would be managable. Plus in about 8 months her costs will go down dramatically after the baby switches to milk and table food.
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