food stamps
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Stacey
@xstitcher (39080)
• Petaluma, California
20 Jan
I went to the gym, did close to a half hour, then went for a walk that wasn't 2,000 steps. I feel like I should have more steps than my counter says today--but it is what it is.
On the walk, I got the mail.
I received a...
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Stacey
@xstitcher (39080)
• Petaluma, California
3 Dec
...when you make a dummy of yourself in public?
I went to the Grocery Outlet, and tried not to get too overly much, which is why I only brought my regular "go bag" and a larger shopping bag.
When I got the the register I tried...
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Stacey
@xstitcher (39080)
• Petaluma, California
6 Nov
Some of you may be familiar with the problem with the government not funding EBT/SNAP/Food Stamps whatever they call it in your area.
I was sitting with my phone on my table, when my phone "pinged". I looked at my messages, and...
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Ms Rae
@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
14 Feb 20
well, since i lost my job i refiled food stamps and badgercare. we're over the limit for health insurance but starting next month i get $124 in food stamps. i will not tell my so called husband about it because of a few reasons...
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Stacey
@xstitcher (39080)
• Petaluma, California
17 Jan 20
Hello again, myLot !
I took my dog for a walk, and then when I got home there was a message on my machine from the pastor's wife. I called her back, and she said she'd be by about ten a.m.
So, we went shopping, and I had my...
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Stacey
@xstitcher (39080)
• Petaluma, California
6 Jan 20
Actually yesterday, since I didn't get yesterday's mail out of the box until this morning, but I was going through and saw this envelope and when I opened it--
*TA-DA*!
An EBT (Electronic Benefit Transfer) card works like food...
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maria peralta
@kayshope (1670)
• El Paso, Texas
22 Jan 19
As friday nears people in usa who work for the government wont get a paycheck for the second time.. When will this end. i see where the usa gave all people their food stamps a few weeks early. But that doesnt buy toilet paper,...
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Jesuslovesme
@MsBooklover (3974)
• United States
7 Mar 18
I have been curious about this. What can people actually buy with food stamps? They can buy candy but not vitamins or cleaning supplies. Then they wonder why so many people who are getting food stamps live in dirty homes. They...
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Teresa Trotter
@teresatrotter (4073)
• Jacksonville, Florida
22 Dec 17
Well... The government has decided to be generous. They are giving SSI recipients a $15 a month raise, starting in January. Whooo Hoooo!!! That is like 3/4 of a tank of gas for me.
This past year, they gave us nothing....
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Ms Rae
@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
28 Jun 17
So I called food stamps and reported our roommate got kicked out. We will lose them again in a couple months but we at least $11 in food stamps. Better than nothing. Since she didn't include my husbands raise she told me to wait...
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Sarah Bacon
@sdkokc (6)
• Choctaw, Oklahoma
13 Jun 17
Recently I read an article on Facebook about people who receive food stamps are going to have to either work, be enrolled in school or volunteer at a local charity in order to receive food stamps. There are lots of opinions on...
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kayla thomas
@kaylynnn (8)
5 Jun 17
just curious to see what everyone thinks.. should citizens be able to pass a drug test in order to receive food stamps?
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Ms Rae
@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
3 Jun 17
So our roommate got his food stamps and we got some of what we wanted but not much but better than nothing too. We go to the food pantry this week anyways. Since we went food shopping, my husband let him use the car today or he...
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Ms Rae
@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
30 May 17
Well, my roommate finally gets food stamps but don't get very much at all because they claim he makes too much too. He gets around $120 this month and $69 a month after that. He is gonna just have to pay up mainly otherwise. He...
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Ms Rae
@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
24 May 17
So I just found out my roommates girlfriend doesn't get child support anymore as of today and that check would have helped a lot. I now have to figure out how to get food in my house and get household stuff on top of it. I am so...
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Ms Rae
@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
17 May 17
So it has been a long day. Raining on and off since yesterday. Been dealing with my roommates bull crap right now. Did my food stamp review and he was told he needed to finish filing so he can get food in his name because we eat...
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librarygeek1980
@librarygeek1980 (3137)
• United States
5 Mar 17
Ok, this is a touchy and a hot button issue for a lot of people, but it makes for a really good discussion, at least here in the USA. As the program is now, the only things that can't be bought on food stamps is alcohol, smokes,...
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Ms Rae
@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
30 Jan 17
So I went and took in my 2 bags of donations to the clothing pantry and got a few goodies too in return I found. I found 2 nice hoodies, non used boxers (silk like) for little man, couple pj pants for little man, pair of very...
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Ms Rae
@carebear29 (32002)
• Wausau, Wisconsin
16 Jan 17
Well, I ended up spending my $16 in food stamps and $21 in cash to get food for my house. We did get a little of what we needed and a little extra goodies since my fridge was bare and needed loving lol. I always try to keep my...
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