RetiredAndFree
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Speak for yourselves folks...I live to eat!
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Speak for yourselves folks...I live to eat!
Yes, this is always confusing.Also, the snap program is a SUPPLEMENTAL program (That's the S), it is not meant to be the sole source of food dollars for the recipient, but is intended to supplement their food dollars. What we used to call food stamps and now call snap has morphed from assistance to full support in news articles such as this (and by many politicians).
A long time ago I realized that my real life is what I did 11 months/year, and the vacation month was only to let off pressure. So to me, I want the 11 months to be as good as possible, and the vacation if any is subordinate. Modern leisure travel IMO has little to recommend it, at least compared to making everyday life like food, entertainment, and books better.A food budget is important and a big factor, but a Europe vacation will cost $3000+ including flights, hotel, and dining for just one week. That is an extra $250 a month for a year.
So maybe one person likes to vacation and eats beans and rice, while the other likes to cook fancy meals but prefers staying at home.
...had a drink, and I fixed salad and lamb chops and Brussels sprouts, with a claret.
OK, there's $28, even with a cheap wine.
Ha
A long time ago I realized that my real life is what I did 11 months/year, and the vacation month was only to let off pressure. So to me, I want the 11 months to be as good as possible, and the vacation if any is subordinate. Modern leisure travel IMO has little to recommend it, at least compared to making everyday life like food, entertainment, and books better. Yesterday I had my woman friend over. We watched the Seahawks, had a drink, and I fixed salad and lamb chops and Brussels sprouts, with a claret. OK, there's $28, even with a cheap wine. Oh yeah, coffee, and I don't use Maxwell House So already I am in the hole for Sunday according to the frugalistas. Not only that, one's attractiveness to others depends at least in part on what their experiences with him are like, and what expectations they can reasonably form. You may be different, but when I accept a dinner invitation, it at least in part depends on what I will be expected to eat, as well as what other experiences I might look forward to. I know different regions are different in food costs, eg. Texas is cheap. But there are limits to this, and often if one thing is cheaper, another thing costs more. One summer I didn't want to live in my parent's home, so I took a room nearby with an old man who had been wealthy his entire life. I didn't eat there, thank heavens, but I saw his food. Not pretty! I stand pat on my statement- there is something a little unusual about millionaires eating on a budget very similar to SNAP recipients. It is absurd to categorize this as "living to eat". If I were living to eat, I wouldn't weigh the same as I did in high school. If people with plenty money prefer to save it, or spend it on travel, hooray for them. But there is no inherent virtue in this stance. Ha
Hey, I agree with you. And the whole story is quite a bit better.Hmmm, I got the opposite message from your intent. $28 spent with a lady friend coming over and showing up at your doorstep? Sounds like a very frugal way to gain favor with a member of the opposite sex! And a helluva lot cheaper than marriage.
I stand pat on my statement- there is something a little unusual about millionaires eating on a budget very similar to SNAP recipients. [...]If people with plenty money prefer to save it, or spend it on travel, hooray for them. But there is no inherent virtue in this stance.
Hey, I agree with you. And the whole story is quite a bit better.
Ha
Speaking of cooking at home, I have found that I tend to eat less when I am the cook. Do not know why - can one get calories from just the aroma? - but I have the "girlie" figure to prove it.
NW-Bound said:And when we do eat out, I tend to be more fussy when choosing a restaurant because I cook. My wife knows people who are owners of 3 or 4 Italian restaurants in town that seem to be thriving. She had eaten there a few times, and was raving about it. So for a family dinner we went there one time. When the dishes came out, whether it was seafood pasta or chicken, they appeared to be drenched in the same generic sauce that they poured on everything. It was not bad, but not as good as I expected.
Speaking of cooking at home, I have found that I tend to eat less when I am the cook. Do not know why - can one get calories from just the aroma? - but I have the "girlie" figure to prove it. I do like watching people enjoying what I cook. And when we do eat out, I tend to be more fussy when choosing a restaurant because I cook. My wife knows people who are owners of 3 or 4 Italian restaurants in town that seem to be thriving. She had eaten there a few times, and was raving about it. So for a family dinner we went there one time. When the dishes came out, whether it was seafood pasta or chicken, they appeared to be drenched in the same generic sauce that they poured on everything. It was not bad, but not as good as I expected.
I view food as chemotherapy to prevent diseases. So our is packed with fruits, vegetables, fish, dark chocolate, nuts, red wine.
...(despite their serving sizes big enough for four people, there is no reason to eat ALL of it any more than you would overeat at home).
Seems Mexican and Italian joints are the worst at giving such outrageous portions. But I always get another meal or two by taking advantage of go-boxes.