We've been fortunate enough to be on SNAP (food stamps) the last 3 years.

Jun 11, 2019
5:47:29pm

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We've been lucky, but I can easily see how people would get stuck not wanting to work if it means they will stop qualifying. As soon as you make enough money to start paying your bills, you lose the benefits and you can no longer afford food.

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POLL: Have you ever not had money to buy food?

kccougar All-American

6/11/19 9:16am

Only on the mission trip

cougarnerd

6/11/19 9:17am

Man i was rolling in cash. 175€ a month per person was so much dough

Dissenter

6/11/19 9:21am

Yeah, I remember pulling out 2000 uruguayan pesos thinking i was the king

Heath Squashwell

6/11/19 9:47am

i pulled out 500 euro at one time, it was like $600 at the time. It was crazy

Dissenter

6/11/19 9:53am

175€?!?!? We only got R$120

UberDeek

6/11/19 9:55am

dat Berlin life tho

Dissenter

6/11/19 10:07am

On my mission trip we got our money at the first of the month...

Eddie

6/11/19 9:26am

I ate ant infested bread fora few days.

CougarAndMerlin

6/11/19 10:51am

My wife ate watermelon for a few days before the next month's allowance came.

TailgateU

6/12/19 12:10am

First year of my mission I would run out of money

Pony Zale

6/12/19 8:15am

yeah last week i walked into Crown Burger and realized i left my wallet at home

BlueFrog

6/11/19 9:21am

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Abe Froman

6/11/19 9:43am

Had boiled wheat for dinner as a kid

Acorn

6/11/19 9:23am

We used to grind wheat in the basement before school

Twin Roots

6/11/19 9:31am

My mom would crock pot the wheat but I remember those days

USMCdad

6/11/19 9:58am

Things were awful tight when I was first married.

Eddie

6/11/19 9:25am

There was a time for about a year when our weekly grocery budget was $20

The Dark Knight

6/11/19 9:26am

We had to go to the Bishop's Store house a few times in the first 5 years of our marriage

IceBlueCoug

6/11/19 9:27am

We grew up relatively poor. I went on a field trip when I was in

Superman21

6/11/19 9:29am

I've never known desperation or complete poverty...

Tokolosh

6/11/19 9:35am

I was at Da Crack Taco shop in Poipu and they were cash only. I only had a few

Kauai

6/11/19 9:39am

I ate there today and it’s no longer cash only. Soooo good.

scootsy

6/12/19 1:07am

The island is evolving!

Kauai

6/12/19 8:56am

I’ve had to use a credit card to buy groceries before, it sucked

USMCdad

6/11/19 9:59am

I do that every week

cougarnerd

6/11/19 11:20am

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RugbyCoug

6/11/19 10:04am

Yes, when I was really bad at Summer sales.

redlemmons

6/11/19 10:05am

Years ago, shortly before Thanksgiving, my wife and I were both laid off from

UberDeek

6/11/19 10:09am

That is an awesome story...thanks for sharing!

byuguns55

6/11/19 7:37pm

Very cool

Heinz57

6/11/19 7:51pm

Pay it forward always works

CarolinaCoug

6/11/19 9:13pm

I needed to read this tonight. Thank you

Kuga

6/12/19 12:20am

I was at the checkout stand after waiting 10 minutes inline, only to realize I left my wallet in the car.

Q-grr

6/11/19 10:35am

College student in the 90s with kids. Over Christmas break had zero income

LaserCoug

6/11/19 12:12pm

I've had to resort to ramen noodles but I've always had enough at least for that

Unibro

6/11/19 12:26pm

We've been fortunate enough to be on SNAP (food stamps) the last 3 years.

Powerbait DPM studnt

6/11/19 5:47pm

As a kid, I remember getting food from the Bishop's Storehouse a few times. I also remember

soupie

6/11/19 7:57pm

RE: POLL: Have you ever not had money to buy food?

shimmy

6/11/19 8:57pm

My mom tried to pretend she went shopping at kroger

CarolinaCoug

6/11/19 9:17pm

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juantoad

6/11/19 9:32pm

I remember the trailer we lived in, but I don't remember the bag of popcorn my

Cougar8Duck

6/11/19 9:45pm

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Mattattack159

6/12/19 8:42am

Our business was on the skids for two years. We made less than 10K each year.

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