We’ve finished our 30-day challenge to live at the USDA Thrifty budget level (near poverty). Did we win our bet with Whole Foods?
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Organic eggs are great. But nothing can beat freshly laid, farm-raised eggs. Take it from someone who found out the hard way.
How $4.00 in groceries can bring a grown woman to tears. The continuing tale of living near the poverty level for 30 days while shopping only at Whole Foods.
Congratulations to our week two winner!
A great cookbook and tale of living frugally, one recipe at a time. Oh, and chickens, there’s chickens! And bees and goats. This book is hilarious, smart, and useful!
Priorities change to proteins and vegetables as we head into week two. But chocolate chip cookies, how do they figure in to the equation?
We select the first winner of a $125 Whole Foods gift card. Sign up for our email list to be entered to win.
We’re three days in to the challenge and we’re learning a lot and we’re struggling in some areas and we’re doing okay in others. Here’s the skinny.
Here’s an example of the weekly breakdown, a complete list of what we ate on week one of our 30-Day Whole Foods Thrifty Challenge.