by Millie Copper | May 7, 2012 | Budgeting, food thoughts, 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) Week 2 of the ‘accounting’ report for the money part of the current installment of the series Someone Else’s Shoes (boy, that is a...
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 | 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...
by Millie Copper | Mar 19, 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...
by Millie Copper | Mar 14, 2012 | Budgeting, Feeding Children, food thoughts, 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...