I posted this on the university website last Friday, at the end of the Food Stamp Challenge, but didn't get it posted here ( Read more... )

Monday morning... time for work! I made two discoveries this morning: one, that oatmeal that takes a long time to cook is not a practical choice when the baby doesn't want to stop nursing and let you cook, and two, that I don't have enough oatmeal for us to eat it all week anyway. This morning I had an egg, tortilla and cheese, with hot sauce. And ( Read more... )

Yesterday I went to the grocery store, armed with my list, my iPod (to keep track of how much I'd spent), and a budget of $74.58. I had to subtract the $9.00 "for a friend to buy you lunch" because friends are coming over tonight and bringing dinner, and that's what I am putting the $9.00 towards ( Read more... )