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Breakfast: 1 serving Organic High Fiber cereal ($0.25) 1 banana ($0.19) 1 cup ff milk ($0.17) Total for breakfast: $0.61 Lunch: 2 slices protein bread ($0.21) 1 scrambled egg (.09) 2 apples (0.40) Total for lunch: $0.70 Snack: 1 peach (.18) 1 cup milk (0.17) 1 apple (.20) Total snacks: $0.55 Dinner: Baked potato (.30) Broccoli (.22) 1 slice 2% cheese (.16) 1 cup salad greens (.17) 1 T salad dressing (.05) Total for dinner: $.9o Day one total: $2.76 Some first day thoughts: I usually have this hot cereal with blueberries, but the banana was much more economical. I must say, too, that I liked it better. It tasted like warm banana bread. It filled me up well, too. (I had budgeted for a peach with breakfast, but decided to save it for later) I know now that I could have added some nuts for protein. Maybe tomorrow. I am doing this on my own and not expecting Jon to keep to this budget. In some ways this is easier, as I eat hot cereal for breakfast anyway. In other ways it is more di...

The number twenty-one evokes a certain images. For many teenagers, 21 shines as that magic number- legal beer! In Las Vegas, it may conjure up Blackjack. For 26 million Americans, twenty-one dollars is their weekly food stamp allotment. Could I do it? Could I eat for and average of $1 per meal? I am sure going to try it out. Read about the Congressional Food Stamp Challenge here Incidentally, I have lots and lots to say about this, but I am going to exercise some restraint until I complete the task.

I love numbers. I love how numbers can tell a story; I love how numbers sing a song, I love that numbers can paint a picture. But the stories told, songs sung, and pictures painted vary. Numbers can be, and very often are, manipulated. After reading this , this , and our power bill for March, I decided to do a little digging. Nevada Power has a "green power" program which we can choose to support (min $5 each month, but we can give more). This doesn't say how much guilt is allayed on the dollar , but I can pretty much bet it ain't much. See, this is where the money goes . Wow--three whole houses! (Mom, I know you can hear my eyes rolling, but please understand that it is totally justified.) Thankyouverymuch, I will save my ten dollars each month and use that money to buy something useful, like a programmable thermostat or water heater blanket. On to our numbers: Last year's average daily usage peaked in July and August at 57 KWH and 50 KWH respectively...