we've been bouncing around the idea to take the food stamp (now SNAP) challenge and see how we, as a family, would fare. after visiting our state SNAP site, we've determined that our monthly allotment would be $203.00. now, the challenge is to come up with menus, a working budget, sticking to that budget, and making sure that we all realize WHY we're undertaking this challenge. so, instead of just one month, we've decided to finish the year with this experiment. two months left of the year. $406.00. i'm hoping we can make it. i'll be blogging our attempts at building a budget, shopping, what works, what doesn't work. my one steadfast rule is NO PREPACKAGED FOODS! i feel we can eat healthier and better, even on a budget, if we avoid prepackaged garbaged. and there will be little to no going out for meals. that will be reserved for a special occasion. for example, little one's birthday happens to fall during this time frame, as does thanksgiving. thanksgiving will be done at home, but there will be some sort of going out treat for little one.
wish me luck, and keep checking in to see how we do. if you have any tips on building a budget, please suggest them. i'll be scouring the web for ideas, but i'm open to any and all suggestions. drop me a note to let me know what you think. the experiment begins on november 1, 2012.
*UPDATE*
after much discussion, hubby has decided we should give this SIX MONTHS to see if it takes. two months he feels, isn't long enough. three, we'll just be getting into the groove of things. six months is what he thinks is good. he's reserving the option to expand the experiment to one year. i'm cautiously optimistic of his enthusiasm. the bread machine is coming out, we'll be needing input on low cost, high nutrition recipes. i'm hoping there is someone out there that looks at this blog, that might start to follow it, that could actually comment and leave us some information that could be useful. if you're so inclined, please help!
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