Necessities

Outside of our Food Stamp allotment we have just over $11 for the three-week period. What can $11.26 buy? For us it was only enough to purchase sunscreen for my daughter and mail a Mother’s Day photo. It will not be enough for the remainder of our poverty project. It will not be enough for dishwasher detergent when we run out this week. It would not be enough for:

Toothpaste
Dental floss
Hand and body soap
Shampoo
Dish soap
Laundry detergent
Toilet paper
Socks
Underwear

It would not be enough to cover my contact solution, or new contacts for that matter.

These are not extravagances. They are necessities that we take for granted. They are items that we drop into our grocery bag as needed, but items which Food Stamps do not cover.

This amount certainly would not be enough to keep a fast growing 2½ year old in clothing.

We did not stock up on any of these items before the project began, but had a few items remaining from prior purchases. When we run out of soap in the shower in the next few days we’ll have to take the bar of hand soap from beside the sink. I hope that that little bar lasts until May 21.