Dear All, My SNAP/Food Stamps EBT balance on Friday the 30th was $189.79. I toook advantage of a sale at Walgreens on lush Haagen Dazs ice cream bars, & bought 2 for $3. This left me with a balance of $186.79.
On SUnday, my EBT did NOT NOT NOT NOT NOT reflect my normal $200 intake. I only got the $178 that the Notice of Action prescribed, even though I had timely appealed & requested that my normal intake prevail until after the appeal was completed. Therefore my balance was $365.79.
I went to Walgreens again on Sunday & bought Halloween candy 1/2 off (my weekend for sweets!) & bought 2 - 24-oz "mini"-sized packages of my fave candy, Milky Way, 1/2 off. I paid $7.28, & my balance was $358.51.
On Monday, a sister congregant & I went to Cala/Ralphs/Kroger & purchased $69.35 of groceries, leaving $289.16 in my EBT balance. We bought:
3.25 oz of kippered herring @ $2.39
2 liters of Coke Zero @ $1.99 (end of my sweet tooth for a long time I'llll bet!)
2 - 1/2 glalons fo Ralph's grapefruit juice @ $3.99
12 oz of Gulden spicy brown mustard @ $2.49
a gallon of skim milk @ $3.79
2 boxesof 8 oz Morningsstar breakfast patties (soy - 3 serviigns of 2 patties each) @ $3.99
3 kiwi fruits at $1
3 avocados @ 88cents
10 oz herbal salad pre-packk $2.49
2 - 8.8 oz packages of white Calamyra dried figs @ $6.49
.68 lb of candied ginger,, $2.85
4 Amy's pot pies @ $3.99
2 Amy's enchiladas @ $4.69
Yours in Him, Deb
Proud trainer of Heart, a black female Miniature Poodle, as a Psychiatric Service Dog
Enter His gates with thanksgiving, His courts with praise; give thanks to Him, bless His Name. (Psalm 100)
Yours in thrift, Deb
Officially Recognized Stretchpert in Government & Charity Assistance, Kosher Living and Prayer Circle