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  • #16
    I just read that totally useless comment about not having a third child.
    What sort of advice is that?

    And $20.00 can buy food for a week, I did this very thing to start
    up our emergency savings.

    Having 'food skills' is a way to financial
    viability and a great thing to fall back on during tight financial
    situations.

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    • #17
      Originally posted by PetMom View Post
      I just read that totally useless comment about not having a third child.
      What sort of advice is that?

      situations.

      Common sense. Don't produce children if you can not feed them properly. Common sense, plain old common sense

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      • #18
        Originally posted by starving_student View Post
        Common sense. Don't produce children if you can not feed them properly. Common sense, plain old common sense
        oh my.... dare i say that since the OP's signature says one is on the way this statement, though possibly well intentioned but definitely a bit judgemental, is definitely a case too late for that $#!t.

        on a lighter yet inappropriate note, the first thing that came to my mind was "shame on those starving etheopians, they should know better than to have kids!"... *bad tina!*

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        • #19
          never be suprised by the versatility of ramen

          An entire blog dedicated to the stuff:
          The Official Ramen Homepage

          Also for future planning
          see if you can find a copy of Make A Mix at your local library

          just bought the book at Borders and I'm in love with the mixes that are given and the simple ideas that are provided. Most of the recipes are made for 6-8 serving (plenty oh left overs for small families!)
          Last edited by trillium; 03-09-2007, 06:45 PM.

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          • #20
            I read an article about a man who ate for just $30 for one month. He had a lot of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

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            • #21
              I would get 35 soup packets (7 for a dollar, can't beat it), some pasta, chicken, and the rest on soda.

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              • #22
                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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                • #23
                  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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                  • #24
                    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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                    • #25
                      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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                      • #26
                        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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                        • #27
                          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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                          • #28
                            Originally posted by starving_student View Post
                            I would seriously reconsider having a third child if my financial situation was that bad.
                            What is she supposed to do? Put it back?

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                            • #29
                              Funny!!

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                              • #30
                                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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