by Millie Copper | Apr 30, 2012 | Money v. Time, Shopping Trip, Someone Else's Shoes
“The mint makes it first, it is up to you to make it last.” Evan Esar (American Humorist, 1899-1995) This is the first ‘accounting’ report for the money part of the current installment of the series Someone Else’s Shoes. This part is a...
by Millie Copper | Apr 27, 2012 | food thoughts, Money v. Time
This month we are looking at money and time for a real food diet. I thought for the time part of the scenario it may be important to talk about schedules. Whether working outside the home or from the home -for pay or not- we all have a schedule to consider when...
by Millie Copper | Apr 20, 2012 | Budgeting, Eating Real Food and Working, food thoughts, frugal options, Meal Plans, Meals, Money v. Time, Someone Else's Shoes
When the discussion of real food comes up one of two things is almost always mentioned. Cost and time. Many people believe that a diet based on real/whole/traditional foods is monetarily out of reach for the average person. Yes, high quality fats and proteins are more...
by Millie Copper | Apr 23, 2012 | Budgeting, Feeding Children, food thoughts, frugal options, Health, kitchen experiments, Meals, Money v. Time, Someone Else's Shoes, Starting Out, Traditional Foods
This month’s experience for Someone Else’s Shoes is two-fold. The two most common conversations that come up when discussing a diet based on real/whole/traditional foods are the money involved and the time involved. I believe that we can eat a real food...
by Millie Copper | Apr 5, 2012 | Someone Else's Shoes
Don’t you love taking a peek into the life of someone else? If you said yes, I’d say you are not alone. Just take a look at all of the ‘reality’ shows on TV (okay, I have to say I don’t really think those are ‘reality’ but...
by Millie Copper | Mar 22, 2012 | Budgeting, planned overs, USDA Thrifty Plan
$172 per week, two weeks, family of 5, real food. That is the current experience as part of the series Someone Else’s Shoes. We’re starting completely from scratch following the monetary guidelines put out by the USDA for the Cost of Food at Home Thrifty...