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Liberal_in_LA's JournalWhat does it take to live on a $4.93 per day 'food stamp budget?'
Your comments: What does it take to live on a $4.93 per day 'food stamp budget?'
Here's a look at some of the comments that readers have left regarding the SNAP Challenge. They have not been edited.
off2cdawizard wrote:
First of all, you can get bulk oatmeal @ .99/lb that is healthier and will last longer. Canned fruit is usually more expensive than fresh. Spaghetti sauce is cheaper if you make it yourself and better for you too. Rice and fresh veggies (farmer's markets sometimes double the SNAP amts.) can last for a couple of meals. There are many ways to stretch the food dollar and eat healthier at the same time.
fmu wrote:
Been there, done that, no longer need to once I got work going enough (again) to be able to live just fine & not hurt for income.
Had absolutely no issues keeping enough food going for the month, and there were a few times where I had a few bucks left to roll into the new month, or grab a little snack/treat when out.
All you have to do is go get a Costco or BJ's membership. $55 or so for the whole year. Drop 100-150 there each month and stock up, while leaving the balance for small/grocery store items that you may not need a lot of at times. Problem solved as the stocked up items can sometimes last months. AND you get to eat "good" as well!
Of course for those who are dead in the water and can't even drive or what have you....better get real creative because that's the name of the game. Alas until places like Stop & Shop can find a successful way to take EBT on orders (since you have to pay on delivery; maybe have hand-held scanners?) which would help many others shop easier, learn to shop savvy or you will get buried real fast.
http://www.masslive.com/living/index.ssf/2014/09/your_comments_what_does_it_take_to_live_on_a_493_per_day_food_stamp_budget.html
Bob
Bob 43 minutes ago
Breakfest:
Couple eggs (50 cents), sausage (50 cents), and toast ( 10 cents) will cost you about $1.10. Cereal will cost even less.
Lunch
Grilled Cheese and chips will run you about $1.
Dinner
Chicken legs that serve 4, for $5.50. Frozen broccoli for .99 cents. Potatoes for about $1.50 to serve 4. So you can serve an entire family of 4 a legit dinner for about $8.00 (or $2 per person).
And I still have almost a buck leftover.
Bored Kid At The White House Really Can't Be Bothered With The President
In this Oval Office photo taken taken June 23rd, President Barack Obama visits with a departing United States Secret Service agent and his wife, according to the White House Flickr account.
Meanwhile, the agent's son could not care less, as he is too busy face-planting into a couch out of utter and total boredom. Someone get this kid some Legos!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/09/bored-kid-white-house-photo_n_5792464.html
homeowner desperate to sell home he built for 24.5 million, will take 10 million
Homeowner is so desperate to move from the dream home he built for $24.5million he is willing to pay someone $50k to sell it... for $15MILLION less than it cost him!
American homeowner offers $50,000 bonus to anyone who sells mansion, on the market in Philadelphia for $10million
Resident of 100-acre 'Harmony Mountain' has spent $24.5m on the house but has now decided to get rid of it
The 16,000 sq ft property includes a meditation room, a 100-gallon waterfall shower, and an outdoor amphitheatre
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An American homeowner desperate to sell his $10million mansion has offered a $50,000 bonus to anyone who is able to find a buyer.
The resident of the 100-acre 'Harmony Mountain' has decided to get rid of the property after spending $24.5million building the dream house, which has five bedrooms, 12 bathrooms and enough space to park ten cars.
He has now offered a cash incentive of $50,000 to whoever manages to sell the place, currently on the market in Philadelphia for $9,995,000, which includes a $2 million art collection.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2749083/Homeowner-desperate-dream-home-built-24-5million-willing-pay-50k-sell-15MILLION-cost.html#ixzz3Cqs6Z28j
Fox News hammered by critics for Ray Rice lesson: 'Take the stairs' (cuz no cameras)
Fox News was lambasted on Twitter after the hosts of “Fox & Friends” joked Monday that the lesson from the Ray Rice domestic abuse scandal is “to take the stairs” because there are cameras in elevators.
A spokeswoman for the news network told the Los Angeles Times the comments would be addressed by the show's hosts Tuesday.
The hosts were commenting on the cutting of Rice by the Baltimore Ravens after a video surfaced on TMZ that showed a person believed to be Rice punching a woman, who is believed to be his now-wife, unconscious in a casino elevator.
Co-host Brian Kilmeade noted the couple got married even after the alleged attack, saying, “A lot of people thought that was a terrible message.” He then added, “I think the message is to take the stairs.”
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/showtracker/la-et-st-fox-news-ray-rice-stairs-20140908-htmlstory.html
more Los Angeles residents becoming street vendors to make ends meet
Sitting at her street vending booth with products arrayed neatly on a sequined purple tablecloth, Jackie Lloyd reflects nostalgically on the days when she had a steady salary and regular hours.
That was four years ago, before the 39-year-old was laid off from her job as an elementary school cafeteria worker and mounting bills forced her to venture into self-employment.
Now the Pico-Union resident hops from location to location, selling body oils, shea butter, soap and incense. She moves when nearby businesses complain or she feels unsafe.
Some days, her sales bring in $150. Others, they don't break $20.
"If I just had a 9-to-5 job, it'd be guaranteed money," she said. "Then again, I'm my own boss, and I meet different people every day."
Once the domain of recent immigrants trying to scratch out a living, the ranks of sidewalk merchants have swelled since the economy soured in 2007. The group — an estimated 10,000 countywide — is now larger and more diverse, pulling in out-of-work professionals, war veterans and single mothers, according to a recent report by the Los Angeles chief legislative analyst's office.
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/5/article/p2p-81289955/
a**hole crushes beachball that kids are tossing around in Arizona stadium
Not sorry to burst your bubble! Unruly fan grabs beach ball from children in Arizona stadium and crushes it (and then gives himself a round of applause!)
Crowd are laughing and smiling as they pass beach ball around stadium
Man aggressively crushes ball in front of young children and angry parents
The spoilsport then applauds his behaviour and smiles broadly
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/travelnews/article-2744838/Not-sorry-burst-bubble-Unruly-fan-grabs-beach-ball-children-Arizona-stadium-crushes-gives-round-applause.html
Inside the tiny town built for sex offenders
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2746472/Inside-tiny-town-built-sex-offenders-Photographer-captures-spiritual-safe-haven-Florida-200-convicted-sex-criminals-relatives-live-side.html
Inside the tiny town built for sex offenders: The spiritual 'safe haven' in Florida where 200 criminals and their relatives live side-by-side
Miracle Village, just outside Everglades in south Florida, was established in 2009 by the late evangelical pastor Dick Witherow
Borne out of religion, it is place where registered sex offenders can live without judgement and repent their sins
Many offenders find it near impossible to find housing in Florida, where they are not permitted to come within 1,000 feet of children
Brooklyn-based photographer Noah Rabinowitz spent three days in the village capturing the people who live there
Rabinowitz says he was more interested in capturing a self-governed society, rather than what had brought them together
Guatemala strikes down Montsanto Law
http://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Guatemala-Strikes-Down-Monsanto-Law--20140905-0026.htmlOn Thursday, Guatemalan lawmakers voted 117-111 in favor of repealing the 'Monsanto Law,' a provision of the Dominican Republic-Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR) with the United States.
The 'Law for the Protection of New Plant Varieties,' called the 'Monsanto Law' for its seed-privatization provisions. The agreement requires signing countries to adopt the law and adhere to the International Convention for the Protection of New Plant Varieties.
Since last week, popular movements have taken direct action, blocking roads in several cities to call on their legislative representatives to dismiss the law. The law would have authorized stricter property rights and risked monopolizing agricultural processes in the country by placing copyrights on agriculture for the next 25 years.
Many Guatemalans saw the law as protecting the interests of Monsanto, the American transnational that has become synonymous compromising food security and sovereign agriculture production production.
It remains uncertain what options Guatemala has given the conditions of trade agreement, and could risk Guatemala's inclusion in CAFTA-DR.
Cheetah's dog friend waits for him in surgery
://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2745820/Cheetahs-best-friend-Dog-stays-best-pals-undergoes-surgery.html
best friend: Loyal dog stays by his best pal's side to help the cheetah cub recover from surgery on his legs
The puppy called Raina was a tower of strength for her friend Ruuxa a cheetah cub
Ruuxa underwent surgery at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park to fix a condition which had given him bow legs
Loyal Raina was right by the cheetah's side as he emerged from the anaethisia, according to zoo officials
After the operation officials said that Raina appeared very concerned about Ruuxa when she saw he was sleeping and she couldn't wake him
However, the little cheetah is now expected to make a full recovery
John Shaming: Richmond cops post mug shots online the day after booking for solicitation of
It's a cyber scarlet letter with a punch, as 11 men found out in Richmond after they encountered undercover officers who posed as prostitutes Thursday afternoon while wearing hidden microphones along busy 23rd Street.
The officers snapped the men's mug shots while booking them in the field, then posted the photos Friday to the police force's Facebook page.
"We intend to use social media to highlight those individuals who engage in this exploitive, risky and unlawful conduct," the post explained.
While john-shaming isn't a new strategy, it has gained momentum in the Bay Area as police seek to fight prostitution and human trafficking. Oakland started a website in June titled "Enough" to shame both johns and pimps after they have been arrested and charged.
But the move has caught the attention of defense attorneys and some legal experts, who worry that defendants - who may ultimately be deemed innocent - could see their reputations disparaged along the way.
http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Bay-Area-police-use-online-shame-to-deter-johns-5736677.php
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