Tuesday in the snow,

Seems like the entire United States is under a blanket of snow.  Even Hawaii had snow.   Our car is almost twenty years old. It is in good working condition because we had a lot of repairs done last year.  We aren’t driving it because if here were to be an accident, the insurance company would total it and I’m not ready to buy a new car.  The stick market crash of Kate has done a number on our assets.   So, we haven’t t gone to the grocery store.  Fortunately, when you have a stock and go to replenish the stock, there is no need.  And the asset in all that is that our budget will balance in spite of the fact the utility bills have been 50 percent higher.

I’m keeping a long term and short term list.  So far, nothing we can’t live without.  

The stores have a three DAY supply of food,   When people don’t carry their own four to six week supply of food, they depend on the grocery store to prep for a snow storm.   It’s crazy.   Shelves are bare.   The stores are cutting their hours to twelve hours.   All because of a mindset.   I get that people on one bedroom walk ups on NYC can’t very well stock food.  Rent is sky high and storage is at a premium.  But, the majority of people can at least have a week ahead.  

If you don’t lay top dollar for your food, and you aren’t t in the habit of buying one days worth of food at a time, you can find sales  and pay no  more and have more food.  

I have been sick and watching a lot of grocery Hauls,   It’s what I do.   I try to keep abreast of what stores seem to have the best prices on food and where they are.  What are people spending habits and how they can do better for better nutrition and less money,    The food snap assistance debacle because of the shutdown has been a real eye opener.  

One lady, who shall be incognito and I’m not judging her because I don’t  know her story or what she has been through. Judging  people is not fair when we all have our hardships one time or another.   I wiI will judge her cart for the betterment of someone making better decisions.

Two kinds of character chicken reconstituted nuggets, 8.00 worth of individual potato chips , and boxed individual cookies.  I see almost no food value, paying for a icon so chicken can be ground up and reshaped, and a potential of saving good money and st r e t c h i n g to the next money, whenever that might be.

I also could see that with four small children, she maybe is tired and has her hands full at dinner time.
A solution  might have been to get with her mom or a couple of neighbors and get one adult to
entertain the children, and another one or two to make some easy freezer meals.  Dumping a meal on a slow cooker on the. Or not before the kids get up, having a cup of tea or coffee is a easy way to start a day and provide better meals for your family.  

There are a lot of recipes out there that take ten minutes and make dinner happen.  Choices, we all have choices.   It’s making good ones that sometimes are not the easiest thing to do.