Let me start by saying, getting help from the government is not a bad thing in itself, there are people who really need it. I have been on it for 11 years now and I am happy to say I am now free of that bondage.
When I lived in Washington state, we could barely survive and so government help was a welcomed thing. Our lives were made easier by their help. I have had a secret wish for some time now to be free of that because of how much flack you get for being on it, especially if you have a lot of children.
I decided enough was enough and I also realized we were able to buy extra stuff whenever we wanted so why wouldn't we be able to afford it.
I sat down and wrote down our expenses plus Jason's income, plus the money we get from renting and finally I added how much we got from assistance ($927). We could do it!!!!
I was beyond excited and so we made a plan tobe more ccareful about how much we spent while on the help so at the first of the year, we could be independent. Well you know God has his own plan and our answer to that came the morning we were supposed to get out food stamps...it wasn't there!
Seriously I was so overjoyed..not sad or mad; maybe a bit scared, but ready. So I have been meal planning like crazy and working hard to think of ways and meals to save us money. What the government gave us was nice, but I want to do better for our family.
I will be posting frugal recipes and giving tips to stretch your food..with a large family, every penny counts.
