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03-10-2007, 12:04 PM
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Shelby, please let us know how the week goes and what you did buy. It would be great to see what you did. We'd learn something. By the way, ignore the out of line comments. We all end up with weeks and months when things go nuts and you only have a certain amount left. Those comments had no helpful value. In fact, I thought they were mean.
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03-10-2007, 12:09 PM
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GO TINA!!!!
When I was going to college full time, worked full time & I supported my mom financially I also lived on alot of PBJ's! But I still paid the bills & I don't know of many young adults who could take on such a challenge!!! My kids love pbj's & alot of Children in America have it everyday for lunch!
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03-10-2007, 12:25 PM
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Thank you Jan & everyone else for the POSITIVE COMMENTS!
Beware there is spin off from the negative comments out there to my dismay. Jan - We got our tax refund back yesterday so as I posted I bought my usual budgeted amount & weekly things I buy. The kids were happy to see that case of yogurt in the fridge as they were on a banana kick for a while. But ya know they like the little things more than than the scalped potato's & ham, tatertot caserole, roasts, that us grown ups like. And sometimes when times are tough you have to look @ it from their perspective as what they would eat. KWIM? So everyone is happy & has what they like fully stocked 
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03-10-2007, 12:31 PM
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That's awesome! I'm so glad it all worked out. Yep, when our kiddoes come to visit, we still buy the little things they love to eat! After all, they're still our kids. lol. Even though they are adults, now, it's fun to watch their faces light up when they realize we remembered.....
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03-10-2007, 12:45 PM
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TY Jan! Between the pg hormones & then bills & dh's hours being shorted makes me freak out a bit. It's not like the fridge was bare or anything but not a whole lot of ingredients for those big meals us grown ups like. Though I try not to make them too much as they cost plenty & the kids don't care for them anyways.
That's too cool Jan! My aunt is like that w/ me too as she bakes alot & makes candies around the holidays & always remembers my favorites to this day. The kids look fwd to her bringing over her 15 kinds of cookies! YUM! My mom even saves cookies she gets w/ her meals since she can't have them any way (diabetic) for the kids.
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03-10-2007, 12:57 PM
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I notice that someone mentioned soup packets 7 for a $1.. I don't know where you can get those, but soup never fills me up!!
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03-10-2007, 01:43 PM
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03-10-2007, 02:23 PM
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Funny!!
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03-12-2007, 11:25 AM
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eggs, potatoes, pasta, milk, rice and a little fruit. It can be done, and I agree that comment about not having a 3rd child was mean-spirited...The OP may very well have $20.00 for groceries because she is super-responsible and paid off all her credit cards and large bills, there are times each of us are cash poor and that may well be the most frugal thing possible for that moment in time. Just my .02 cents
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03-12-2007, 03:10 PM
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lotsa pasta
I'd buy eggs, pasta, tortillas, apples, frozen oj, milk, and some nutritious frozen veggies.
Make a couple of pizzas from scratch. The dough is easy once you get the hang of it, and I'd make a trip to the bakery thrift store to buy some day-old bread if you're not making your own. Put that tax return in the bank and challenge yourself to do it despite getting the money. Since you know you've got the money, it won't feel so desperate.
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03-12-2007, 03:15 PM
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I'm not quite sure how someone can make the jump from an expectant mother asking for ideas for responsibly stretching $20 so that she can feed her family... to a judgement that she shouldn't have another child.
This website is here to HELP each other...not judge. I raised 3 children on my own for a couple of years when I was younger...and often had $20 or less to feed them....and they turned out happy, wonderful adults---(who I am confident would never judge someone the way the OP was judged here!!) Sorry...but this one struck a nerve.
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03-12-2007, 04:04 PM
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Homemade soup is a great way to mix together what ever odds and ends are in your pantry. Add in some toasted bread and you'll have a filling meal. For an inexpensive soup base use canned diced tomatoes mixed with water or just use bouillon. The latter is high in sodium, so I won't recommend this as a long term solution. Throw in rice, pasta, veggies, lentils, beans, whatever and adjust with seasonings. Of course, you can also make your own stock / broth from scratch, but this can take a few tries to get the hang of. Top with grated / shredded cheese.
I haven't seen lentils or dried beans on any of the lists thus far. Lentils are a staple in our house, although I typically buy canned for other beans.
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03-12-2007, 04:39 PM
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I know the OP already has a solution but for anyone else...my mom used to make fried potatoes and pork n beans (fried the potatoes then threw the beans in to warm 'em up) and fried potatoes and scrambled eggs, two filling cheap meals, that I find myself sometimes making fridays since we're in lent and don't eat meat.
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03-12-2007, 08:20 PM
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After all the suggestions that were made here, I'd almost like to see if I could do a week for $20. The problem is that my freezer and pantry are well stocked so it would be difficult to know whether I was truly limiting myself to $20 for the week. Still, I should get in the habit of cutting back since I've been unemployed for 3-1/2 months and who knows when I'll get a job.
I also read that blog of the person who spent only $30 for the entire month. That was impressive but I could never live on that diet. For one, I suffer from celiac disease (no wheat, barley, rye, oats) so I'd never be able to eat regular bread or regular pasta. My bread and pasta cost 4-10 times what the regular stuff does.
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03-13-2007, 09:36 AM
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 ....However the grocery stores here always have 6 soup packets for a dollar, but they were on sale, 7 for a dollar for the last week or so. They are perfect to have to breakfast/lunch, I usually make 2 soups for each meal, dinner I'll have some chicken and rice or something, depends what I have available.
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03-14-2007, 05:09 PM
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Struck a nerve or not Young children and pregnant women should not be fed out of RAMEN. If you can't afford kids don't have them.... I am not judging th original poster as I don't know her, nor her situation, nor anything. But I keep my point that young children should not be fed ramen and canned veggies that's all....
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03-14-2007, 07:33 PM
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