It’s not impossible to live on the maximum food stamp budget if you have a car, a supply of toilet paper, toothpaste, a bottle of aspirin, a computer, good math skills and know how to cook.
But how do you buy essential non-food items that are disallowed by the food stamp program? How do you find the extra time to plan, shop and cook every day? And how do you provide healthy meals if you live in an area where your grocery store option is the local high-priced convenience store?
These are the questions that haunt me.
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| — | Morgan Ray, “Living on the Edge: Getting by on a food stamp budget,” June 1, 2011 |
