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Not a babyboomer. Child of babyboomers, though. My family didn't have a car and growing up in an area of the Bronx with limited public transportation and funds, we walked every where. My mom had a shopping cart and every Saturday we went food shopping. If you have a small fridge and some small cabinet space, you have the means to store weekly groceries and staples to cook from scratch. Always an excuse, always.
There are urban areas with NO grocery stores within walking distance. I remember San Francisco as a child when there were small neighborhood grocery stores all over the city, my grandparents always walked to the store but those days are long gone and those grocery stores have been replaced by liquor stores or smoke shops neither of which are viable places to shop for groceries.
There are urban areas with NO grocery stores within walking distance. I remember San Francisco as a child when there were small neighborhood grocery stores all over the city, my grandparents always walked to the store but those days are long gone and those grocery stores have been replaced by liquor stores or smoke shops neither of which are viable places to shop for groceries.
Again, excuses. NYC has excellent public transportation, even if you need to walk to the bus/train you can still get to another neighborhood with a grocery store in a reasonable amount of time.
Again, excuses. NYC has excellent public transportation, even if you need to walk to the bus/train you can still get to another neighborhood with a grocery store in a reasonable amount of time.
Yes, NYC has an excellent public transportation -that you have to pay for. Are they also giving out Metro Cards (for you and whoever else is going with you to carry the groceries) along with the food stamp money? Can people afford to do this every week without sacrificing in some other area?
I don't think most people on food stamps don't want to shop for food in good grocery stores, the problem is that there are many obstacles that they have to overcome just to get decent food (lack of supermarkets in their area, higher prices and less variety of foods available to them, lack of transportation (via car or lack of money to take public transportation, etc.).
Yes, NYC has an excellent public transportation -that you have to pay for. Are they also giving out Metro Cards (for you and whoever else is going with you to carry the groceries) along with the food stamp money? Can people afford to do this every week without sacrificing in some other area?
I don't think most people on food stamps don't want to shop for food in good grocery stores, the problem is that there are many obstacles that they have to overcome just to get decent food (lack of supermarkets in their area, higher prices and less variety of foods available to them, lack of transportation (via car or lack of money to take public transportation, etc.).
Metrocards are $2.75 one way, and food stamps are $189 a month. So on that limited budget those people probably avoid taking the train or bus as much as possible for rather OBVIOUS reasons. No money!
WhyRUMad; thanks for sharing, that was pitiful I don't get food stamps but. I can sure use them Greedy People.
I WANT MY FOOD STAMPS!!!..LOL...��...LOL...��... And the lady with the boob" job she should be arrested.
This lady was buying "steaks while getting a $9k boob job". lol
Sure she was..or whoever produced the video paid her $20 to say that, but whatever....I've known plenty of people getting food benefits and most didn't have enough money to buy a new bra let alone a 'boob job'
Not true. $180/month can go a long way for a single person! Chicken breast is always on sale for $1.99 to $2.49/lb. You can buy 20 lbs at the sale price and that would last you all month with plenty of money left over for eggs, frozen veggie (healthier than fresh, actually), salad stuff, oatmeal, brown rice, etc.
There are also COUPONS. I never shop without coupons (never have, even in my 20s). Coupons go a very long way in saving you money.
I agree with this.
194 a month is manageable!
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