Well, there are several reasons. The first is obvious--you cannot really understand in 40 days what people got through for months and sometimes years. And second, (and this may seem odd) I need the discipline and quite frankly, the financial savings.
I don't know how long I will continue. But the average length of time a person is on food stamps is 8-10 months.
But also, I want to see if there are ways I can draw more attention to those in this country who are hungry, and what their real needs are. I want to bust open some myths about people on food stamps and help bring reality back to the conversation. I have an idea on how to do this, but I have to check some things out to see if it is workable. If it is, I will share it with you (and hopefully a lot of other people).
And I want to see if there are resources out there that I have not previously found or talked about.
So we will play it by ear. This will continue while it continues.
Spent $14.15 on groceries so far this week. Black bean tacos are on the menu. Stir-fried spinach is on the menu. Oddly, Cream of Wheat is on the menu (there will be cinnamon and brown sugar in it).
One thing I want to check is if any of the local farmers markets take food stamps. Produce, when in season, can be very cheap there. But while I love the farmers markets, I have never really paid attention to this . . . so I will be looking into that.
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