I got home from the grocery store yesterday, still glowing because I had $12 worth of reward coupons, and many of our weekly purchases were on sale. I’d saved over $20, which felt like a massive accomplishment since I’d been crying over the rising cost of food.
, I grew up with three siblings. We were a single-income household for over half of my childhood, and the grocery store was half an hour away. That meant my mom went every two weeks, and when we ran out of something, we ran out — end of the story.than you card, so you better be thankful” card because I hated it when my parents went on that tangent, but sometimes I feel compelled to do it.
First, I want my kids to be creative with the food we already have. If I hold out on going to the store to get the chips or cereal they love, they are more likely to eat the leftover pasta salad sitting in the fridge, and I don’t end up throwing it out. I want them to grow up knowing they will be just fine if all their wants don’t get met.