Day 5 FNS (Food Stamp) Challenge

The last day of the FNS (Food Stamp) Challenge finally arrived. As did a migraine headache. Which ironically was helpful since it made me too nauseous to think about being hungry. Breakfast 2 cups of coffee $0.26 Lemon luna bar – $1.29 Lunch 6 saltine crackers (to settle the ole tummy) Dinner Baked beans White …

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Day 3 and 4 – FNS (Food Stamp) Challenge

By the evening of Day 3 and into Day 4 things got really awful. Wednesday evening I was so jittery from being hungry while waiting for my food to cook that I went off the rails. Instead of my planned meal, I went with something that was more filling--baked beans and white rice. I found …

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Day 2 – FNS (Food Stamp) Challenge

Day 2 Revelations Staying in budget takes planning. Planning takes time. Which means instead of sitting on my butt reading subtitles, I actually had to make time to cook and wash dishes and make sure there was still time to write. I don't normally eat a full breakfast, usually just one Luna bar. So I …

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