I was talking with my sister and explaining to her that with couponing, I think that I could live on $1 a day for food and have plenty to eat. She looked at me skeptically thinking that I was exaggerating.
“No, really, I could live on $1 a day and not be hungry,” I said.
“All you would eat is cereal and junk food,” she countered. That is not a healthy diet for a month.
“I think I could have a fairly healthy diet on $1 a day,” I replied. “At least a lot healthier than you think.”
“Including fruits and veggies?” she asked, the skepticism in her voice coming through again.
“Including fruits and veggies,” I said.
“You couldn’t last a month,” she said sure of herself.
Thus the “Eating Well on $1 A Day” challenge was born...
(via Grocery Cupon Guide)
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I spent all day yesterday reading this. This is absolutely fascinating to me because not only does he eat healthfully on an average of $1 a day, but he donates a WHOLE BUNCH of food, too. Here's the gist: he finds deals where he actually makes money in the transaction, which then reduces his overall bill. For example, he bought a scrubbing bubbles product for $6.99, but had a $5.00 off coupon. So it was only $1.99. But then when you purchase this item you get a coupon at the register for $3.00 toward your next purchase - any purchase. So he donated the scrubbing bubbles to the local shelter and used that $1.01 towards food he needed. This same guy found a deal whereby he buys 4 boxes of cereal at a time to wind up paying something like $0.12 per box. He then spent 9 hours transacting 627 boxes of cereal to donate to his local food pantry. I highly recommend reading at least his Days 1-31.
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