02-09-2013, 09:57 PM
(02-09-2013, 07:24 PM)ramseycat Wrote: No shame in using coupons. Most brands have them. And the stores do it too. No shame in using food stamps if you are going through a rough patch. If its your regular MO then you should be ashamed.
Believe it or not I was ashamed to get food stamps for many years until my Mom kept saying "You're barely making enough to live on, go to social services and see if your entitled to food stamps." I'm also glad they made it a food stamp swiper card instead of those paper food stamps then I'd be ashamed to use the food stamps. Seriously, between that,the food pantry, and my Mom's Church friend would often go shopping and bring stuff for us, I've often told me Mom that maybe we had too much food. He reply "Just shut up,say thank you and take it."
But now I'm not ashamed about the food stamps. I'm more ashamed that I drove my parents to bankruptcy by mismanaging my finances and allowing them to lend me money all the while using a bulk of it to eat out at fast food restaurants every night instead of cooking at home. I'm also ashamed that my laziness allowed me to not clean our apartment/take out trash for six months causing our apartment to become a health hazard and almost get evicted months before we were forced to move back home.