Comments on: Feed Yourself For Only $845 A Year http://www.coinbycoin.com/financial-freedom/feed-yourself-for-only-845-a-year/ Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:26:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Dvortygirl http://www.coinbycoin.com/financial-freedom/feed-yourself-for-only-845-a-year/comment-page-1/#comment-17098 Dvortygirl Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:06:35 +0000 http://www.coinbycoin.com/?p=152#comment-17098 It's not economy if I can't or don't want to eat it, or if the bugs eat it first. I won't eat the canned spaghetti; I'm sure it tastes disgusting and spaghetti sauce is not so hard to make. Canned lima beans? Yuck, no thanks. As for salt and baking powder, I have some in the pantry. I already do buy them in bulk. I don't know what to do with the tomato powder, but I grow my own tomatoes and occasionally get around to canning the excess. Butter powder, I imagine, can be reconstituted into something resembling butter, but I'd rather have real butter (bought in bulk, frozen) for those things that need it and a jug of Costco olive oil for stir frying. I have an apple tree, and I've grown a few of my own potatoes. I mean to grow more next year. I currently have onions and peas and garlic in the ground, and I expect to plant lettuce and spinach as soon as there's a break in the rain. I'm trying to save money on food *and* eat better. That means growing some of my own fruits and veggies and buying more basic ingredients (flour, vegetables and beans rather than bread or canned soup), and not letting food go to waste. I already do buy in bulk, sort of, but for one person that means only the ingredients that can keep on the shelf or in the freezer. And while I haven't chosen to eliminate meat, I have been eating less of it lately. One thing I have cut out is boxed breakfast cereal. It’s not economy if I can’t or don’t want to eat it, or if the bugs eat it first. I won’t eat the canned spaghetti; I’m sure it tastes disgusting and spaghetti sauce is not so hard to make. Canned lima beans? Yuck, no thanks. As for salt and baking powder, I have some in the pantry. I already do buy them in bulk. I don’t know what to do with the tomato powder, but I grow my own tomatoes and occasionally get around to canning the excess. Butter powder, I imagine, can be reconstituted into something resembling butter, but I’d rather have real butter (bought in bulk, frozen) for those things that need it and a jug of Costco olive oil for stir frying. I have an apple tree, and I’ve grown a few of my own potatoes. I mean to grow more next year. I currently have onions and peas and garlic in the ground, and I expect to plant lettuce and spinach as soon as there’s a break in the rain.

I’m trying to save money on food *and* eat better. That means growing some of my own fruits and veggies and buying more basic ingredients (flour, vegetables and beans rather than bread or canned soup), and not letting food go to waste. I already do buy in bulk, sort of, but for one person that means only the ingredients that can keep on the shelf or in the freezer. And while I haven’t chosen to eliminate meat, I have been eating less of it lately. One thing I have cut out is boxed breakfast cereal.

]]> By: jess http://www.coinbycoin.com/financial-freedom/feed-yourself-for-only-845-a-year/comment-page-1/#comment-17060 jess Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:11:02 +0000 http://www.coinbycoin.com/?p=152#comment-17060 Did you notice that this $845 plan doesn't include meat? That means people who need meat protein in their diet must spend more money then what this plan includes. But this sounds good for vegetarians. I can imagine foster parents really taking advantage of this when they are on a minimal government stipend. Did you notice that this $845 plan doesn’t include meat? That means people who need meat protein in their diet must spend more money then what this plan includes. But this sounds good for vegetarians.

I can imagine foster parents really taking advantage of this when they are on a minimal government stipend.

]]> By: chris http://www.coinbycoin.com/financial-freedom/feed-yourself-for-only-845-a-year/comment-page-1/#comment-16889 chris Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:37:26 +0000 http://www.coinbycoin.com/?p=152#comment-16889 I can't eat this crap. refined grains will kill you and make you fat. yes you need to spend more to be healthy + good for the environment. I can’t eat this crap. refined grains will kill you and make you fat. yes you need to spend more to be healthy + good for the environment.

]]> By: anonymous http://www.coinbycoin.com/financial-freedom/feed-yourself-for-only-845-a-year/comment-page-1/#comment-16711 anonymous Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:46:46 +0000 http://www.coinbycoin.com/?p=152#comment-16711 The linked food package is a "basic package", based on just 1000 calories per day. So, it is more like a half-year package. The linked food package is a “basic package”, based on just 1000 calories per day. So, it is more like a half-year package.

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