Two weeks down and just over two weeks to go! It certainly has been an interesting two weeks and I have discovered a number of interesting things about myself and buying food while doing this. When I announced to family and friends that I was going to attempt this, their main worry was that I…
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Today was an extremely busy day. I spent the vast majority of it going from grocery store to grocery store buying cereal for local food banks in my area to take advantage of the great cereal deal where you can get it for free / nearly free. A day of shopping confirmed what I already…
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The grocery store gods looked kindly upon me and made this month a whole lot easier. Safeway started a huge breakfast cereal sale that includes Kellogg's cereals where a catalina coupon (the coupons you get from the cash register that are good for your next purchase) is still active until this Friday 5/14. What does…
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Although I hoped to wait and see what the next week's grocery ads looked like, I decided that buying a bit of food was in order. Unfortunately, this didn't work out quite as smoothly as I had planned. The problem when eating on only $1 a day is that when you make a mistake, even…
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I am finding that having a busy schedule is not conductive to eating on $1 a day — well, at least not when it comes to making meals with limited amounts of food when in a hurry. I'm currently at a crossroads waiting to see what the grocery store sales are going to bring on…
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It was bound to happen and I really should have seen it coming. I didn't sleep well and woke up really tired in the morning. I know from past experience that when I am tired, my eating habits go to crap, but I failed to contain the train wreck, and the result was that I…
DetailsWhile I was planning not to buy anything else until after the weekend, I figured out a deal that made sense to get. One of the things that have been difficult with this challenge is that all I have been drinking this first week is water (this may not be a totally bad thing). I…
DetailsWell, it has certainly been an interesting first week with this challenge. It definitely didn’t get off to a good start with me heading to the emergency room (luckily the final verdict was that it wasn’t caused by my food preparations) and me getting antibiotics which have put some restrictions on when I can eat…
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May 8 is Stamp Out Hunger day where US Postal Service mail carriers across the country will be collecting non-perishable food at your mailbox. These donations will be taken to local food banks where they will be distributed to families in your local area. Even though I am spending the month of May eating on…
DetailsThe sugar withdrawal hit big time and it’s not fun. It is very similar to the withdrawal I went through when I quit my soda habit a few years back. I spent the day dreaming that this next week brings a wonderful deal on Ben & Jerry’s ice cream because I happened to find a…
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