My grocery bill is steadily climbing and I am not sure what to do. I make too much for SNAP. Any tips or tricks? It's just me in my household, so would buying in bulk be worth it?

Edit: I want to thank everyone for their responses. I have a lot to think about.

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[–] 4 points 4 months ago (7 children)

Rice and beans are useful low cost calories. Canned tuna is an affordable protein source. There are often food kitchens you can access even if you don't qualify for SNAP

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    I volunteer at a food pantry and a soup kitchen, and neither of them does any means testing at all. No paperwork, no questions other than the food pantry asking how many people are in your family so they know how many boxes to give you. Each box is ~30lbs of food. We give out rice, beans, canned veg, canned meat, and in the summer, some fresh fruit and veg grown on some land the church owns. We used to give out a lot of potatoes, but then the guy we were getting them from decided that selling them to the pig farm was a better idea then giving them to humans in need.

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  • [–] -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

    yeah, all the rich kids i knew in my 20s would go to food pantries, and then spend their grocery bill money on booze and going out. they'd 'dress up' in 'poor people' clothes to do this too. as in, they'd wear stuff from TJ maxx or something.

    they really should means test. lots of people exploit the food pantry system who don't need it.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (4 children)

    No, they shouldn't means test. The rich kids you knew in your 20s are the exception, not the norm. Don't project your subjective experience as an actual widespread issue with no data backing it up. We should not make it more difficult for people in need to get food.

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  • [–] 0 points 4 months ago* (3 children)

    lots of people abuse social welfare systems. you are just naive if you think they don't. because it goes against your belief that people are inherently good, no doubt.

    the rich kids i knew thought they were poor, btw. lots of people I meet, who make a lots of money, also, think they are poor.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

    Those are a lot of claims with absolutely no sources to back them up.

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