{"id":144594,"date":"2015-07-21T18:41:47","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T18:41:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/07\/21\/broke-af-2\/"},"modified":"2015-07-21T18:41:47","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T18:41:47","slug":"broke-af-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2015\/07\/21\/broke-af-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Broke af?"},"content":{"rendered":"

coldalbion<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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ok2befat<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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avari20<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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But still interested in feeding yourself?<\/b> What if I told you that there\u2019s a woman with a blog who had to feed both herself and her young son\u2026on 10 British pounds ($15\/14 Euro) per week?<\/p>\n

Let me tell you a thing.<\/b><\/p>\n

This woman saved my life last year. Actually saved my life. I had a piggy bank full of change and that\u2019s it.<\/b> Many people in my fandom might remember that dark time as when I had to hock my writing skills in exchange for donations. I cried a lot then.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

This is real talk, people:<\/b> I marked down exactly what I needed to buy, totaled it, counted out that exact change, and then went to three different stores to buy what I needed so I didn\u2019t have to dump a load of change on just one person. I was already embarrassed, but to feel people staring? Utter shame suffused me. The reasons behind that are another post all together.\u00a0<\/p>\n

AgirlcalledJack.com<\/a> is run by a British woman who was on benefits for years. Things got desperate. She had to find a way to feed herself and her son using just the basics that could be found at the supermarket. But the recipes she came up with are amazing.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You have to consider the differing costs of things between countries, but if you just have three ingredients in your cupboard, this woman will tell you what to do with it. Check what you already have. Chances are you have the basics of a filling meal already.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s her list of kitchen basics.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Bake your own bread. It\u2019s easier than you think.<\/a>\u00a0Here\u2019s a list of many recipes, each using some variation of just plain flour, yeast, some oil, maybe water or lemon juice. And kneading bread is therapeutic.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Make your own pasta<\/a>\u2013gluten free.\u00a0<\/p>\n

She gets it. She really does.\u00a0<\/a>This is the article that started it all. It\u2019s called\u00a0\u201cHunger Hurts\u201d.<\/p>\n

She has vegan recipes.<\/a><\/p>\n

Don\u2019t have an oven or the stove isn\u2019t available? She covers that in her Microwave Cooking section.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

She has a book, but many recipes can be found on her blog for free. She prices her recipes down to the cent, and every year she participates in a project called\u00a0\u201cLiving Below the Line\u201d where she has to live on 1 BP per day of food for five days.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Things improved for me a little, but her website is my go to. I learned how to bake bread (using my crockpot, but that was my own twist), and I have a little cart full of things that saved me back then, just in case I need them again. She gives you the tools to feed yourself, for very little money, and that\u2019s a fabulous feeling.\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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Tip: Whenever you have a little extra money, buy a 10 dollar\/pound\/euro giftcard from your discount grocer.<\/b> Stash it. That\u2019s your super emergency money. Make sure they don\u2019t charge by the month for lack of use, though. <\/p>\n

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I don\u2019t care if it sounds like an advertisement\u2013you won\u2019t be buying anything from the site. What I DO care about is your mental, emotional, and physical health\u2013and dammit, food\u2019s right in the center of that.\u00a0<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t need this now, pass it on to someone who does<\/b>. Pass it on anyway, because do you REALLY know which of the people in your life is in need? Which follower might be staring at their own piggy bank? Trust me: someone out there needs to see this.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

<3\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

She\u2019s amazing. She even argues with UK politicians<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

coldalbion: ok2befat: avari20: But still interested in feeding yourself? What if I told you that there\u2019s a woman with a blog who had to feed both herself and her young son\u2026on 10 British pounds ($15\/14 Euro) per week? Let me tell you a thing. This woman saved my life last year. Actually saved my life. … <\/p>\n

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