In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:

> On Thu, 27 Aug 2009 20:02:04 -0400, Metspitzer wrote:
>
> > (MYFOX NATIONAL) - It might take a few hours a week to clip coupons
> > and browse supermarket aisles. But it's paying off for one woman who
> > is feeding her family of six for less than $10 a week.
> >
> > Kathy Spencer of Boxford, Mass., seeks out coupons, browses circulars
> > and spends up to four hours a week at grocery stores. But she says she
> > spends an average of $4 a week on groceries for a family that includes
> > her husband, four kids, one dog, two cats and a rabbit. On a recent
> > shopping trip, Spencer bought $279 worth of groceries for 39 cents.
>
> But If Kathy Spencer spent those 42 hours every other week working a
> real job making minimum wage and not paying for subscriptions to
> many multiple magazines and newspapers peddling those coupons, she
> would actually earn $110/week + the cost of those rags after she
> spent $278.61 on groceries.
>
> Not to mention that she uses $1 coupons to buy items that cost....
> drum roll... One Dollar. I bet Bobo could have a field day with her
> shopping list.
>
> How many coupons do we see for T-Bone steaks for $1/pound? More
> like Hamburger Helper (and even then the hamburger is never less
> than $1.49/lb).
>
> Did they post her shopping list?
>
> -sw

I could feed two people for under $10.00 per week if we ate nothing but
rice, beans, tortillas, chickens, eggs and some of the cheaper produce
such as lettuce and cabbage...
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Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down."
--Steve Rothstein


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