I mentioned in a post I did yesterday that we had reapplied for food stamps because of a little financial mess we seem to be in right now. We dropped off the necessary paperwork yesterday, and crossed our fingers. They did a piece about food stamps on our local news a few weeks ago, saying that too many people are applying for FS, and it is taking months for cases to be approved.
I was prepared to have to wait a while, but was happy that we got all our stuff turned in.
I don't know what prompted me this morning to call and check, but I did. See, we still have our card from last time, and they had said we would be able to use it this time, too. Anyway, I was shocked to discover we had money in there, almost $200. I am not sure if that is how much we will get every month, or if it is just for the remaining days of this month, but let me tell you, I am beyond thankful for every cent. Junior and I went food shopping this morning, and it's nice to have meat in the freezer again. Of course, I only bought meat that was marked down or on sale, so that helps stretch our dollars. I didn't buy any junk food...just healthy stuff...so hopefully this won't interfere with my weight loss.
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I've considered applying myself. I'm hoping I can weather the storm and not have to go through the hoops necessary, which I don't know what they are but if it's like any other government program here it's going to suck. Good luck I'm sure things will get better soon.
Yay!!!
That's great to have that help right now. We are getting WIC and it helps out so much!
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