February 2005 Archives
There is a scenario that plays out in homeschooling households all over. It
begins with a homeschooling parent on a tight budget. Mom (or Dad) decides
she must have a certain curriculum for her children, but it is costly. So,
she develops a plan. She will purchase the curriculum, either photocopy the
consumable pages or have her children do their work on notebook pages so
that the book is preserved, and then she will resell the curriculum so that
she can recoup some of her cost. Is this frugality or is it
theft?
From the bettertimesinfo.org website:In November Sharon Gordon posted a "food stamp challenge" in the Community Food Security listserv (comfood-L): eat for a week on a food stamp budget. We decided to do this using as much food as we could from local farmers so we expanded the challenge to show how the combination of (1) frugal supermarket shopping, (2) preparing meals from basic ingredients, (3) buying local foods, (4) gardening, (5) food storage, and (6) home preservation of food could add up to a healthy, affordable, practical, and environmentally sustainable meal plan, even though the local meats, eggs, and dairy products are typically more expensive than typical supermarket fare. And the food had to be satisfying and taste good too, otherwise, what's the point?
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