By Ashley On September 13th, 2010
September happens to be my busiest month of the year and it is chock-full of events with free food and drinks. From birthday and housewarming parties, to meetings and volunteer events, you name it and it’s on my schedule this month.
Which brings me to my dilemma – if accepting free food isn’t allowed, is charging myself for it okay?
Here are the rules as they’re written in the FAQ Section:
Q: What if food is brought into my office (for example, someone puts out snacks or lunch is served at a meeting)? What about free coffee at...Read More »
By Ashley On September 8th, 2010
Grocery shopping is definitely the key to surviving the SNAP Hunger Challenge.
In my near-homicidal-hunger-induced stupor on Friday, I managed to make it to Jewel. I spent $12.83 and purchased some basic staples: bread, peanut butter, cereal, margarine, cheese, AND a $2 frozen pizza as a treat.
I know what you’re thinking,
“A $2 frozen pizza!? That sounds absolutely disgusting.” As somewhat of a pizza connoisseur I normally would have to agree with you, but it turns out Nick’s pizza is not half-bad! It’s really crispy thin crust, which happens to be my favorite.
Anyway, I also subtracted an additional $6...
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By Ashley On September 5th, 2010
9/1-9/3 Update
I’m now a couple of days into my SNAP Hunger Challenge and am failing miserably. Not because I’ve overspent – I haven’t – but because I underestimated how busy I would be and the consequences of that. I moved on Wednesday and haven’t had time to make it to the grocery store, and living on $4.50 nearly impossible if you don’t plan ahead.
Generally, I don’t eat breakfast. I’ve never been a morning person, so taking time to make breakfast has never appealed to me. So, I drink obscene amounts of coffee...
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