tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post5079960730641665149..comments2023-02-25T09:36:18.263-06:00Comments on Red Bull Rising: During Furlough, We Can Hold the Line on ValuesAdministratorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12357128909045161891noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-31978269122454579642013-10-10T23:30:05.877-05:002013-10-10T23:30:05.877-05:00I get only $49 in food stamps, but I spend it caut...I get only $49 in food stamps, but I spend it cautiously, using coupons to stretch the amount farther. I suppose I get about twice the amount in food because I buy ingredients, not prepared items. However, the combination EBT and coupons drives some people to snort and shuffle behind me. Thank you for realizing not all of us are using your money for our treats. Practical Parsimonyhttp://www.practical-parsimony.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-16943711514950756082013-10-10T09:15:17.669-05:002013-10-10T09:15:17.669-05:00Thank you for sharing this. There are many folks ...Thank you for sharing this. There are many folks in this great country of ours that are barely making ends meet. James Burnshttps://www.facebook.com/JamesIanBurnsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-89083768620998646542013-10-10T09:14:32.033-05:002013-10-10T09:14:32.033-05:00Great Perspective. ThanksGreat Perspective. ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5991024443488082637.post-45612818835576275122013-10-09T17:59:05.901-05:002013-10-09T17:59:05.901-05:00I can understand the frustration of waiting in lin...I can understand the frustration of waiting in line behind someone with multiple coupons. A couple of aspects of this situation are not the same, however. 1) She wasn't one of those professional couponers (though she may be a professional or near professional at using them) trying to get her food for as close to free as she could. 2) She had put in her own effort at making her money stretch enough along with her EBT benefits.<br /><br />You don't mention her food selections but from what you did post this seemed a situation of true need and true effort to do ones part to make ends meet.Curtis Bateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14942450405197524377noreply@blogger.com