"Gary" > wrote in message ...
> Cheryl wrote:
>>
>> There have been plenty of threads here on trying to eat on $40 a week
>> and many people calculated that it would be possible for them. And
>> people on a fixed income, possibly using some coupons, could do it.
>
> Speaking of food only, I do that easily each week and I eat well too.
> Actually, I seem to eat too well most of the time.
>
> I use coupons and also look at all the sales each week from the Wednesday
> newspaper.

I try to use coupons but those are getting fewer and fewer. Plus I find I
can mostly buy other brands for less money than what a coupon would get me.
We also don't eat much in the way of prepared food which is what many of
those coupons are for. I see a lot for cookies, candy, breakfast bars and
things we don't eat. Most of the coupons are not for food at all but for
medicines or health and beauty stuff. Once in a while I will use those.
Daughter is particular about her razors and I do often find coupons for the
ones she uses.

My cats are picky. They will only eat a very few kinds of canned food and
only the tuna flavor. So anything else I buy is a waste of money. I try to
stock up when I find a good sale on their food. Often I can get it
delivered for free. They eat the Now! dry food which is very expensive for
a dry food but they like it and are doing quite well on it so I won't switch
them. They actually don't seem to eat a lot of food. They also will only
eat the crunchy treats and prefer the tuna or other fish flavors. The soft
treats or other flavors will go to waste.

I could personally subsist on mainly beans and rice, perhaps a little pasta,
some canned vegetables and lots of fresh produce. I do seem to need red
meat twice a week or I'll go anemic. But for many years I lived with no
meat at all. However, the others who live in this house like more variety
than that. If I serve them the same meals night after night they start to
complain.