How to Ruin Your FoodStamp Budget

More on my MEND Poverty #Foodstampchallenge to #stopSummerHunger

Well, to begin with, it turns out that since 2009 Costco has accepted the EBT cards as payment in their stores. so YAY. ”

• Payment
• • We welcome cash,* checks,* debit/ATM cards,** Costco
• Cash Cards, Costco Credit Cards**, EBT Cards and
• American Express Cards.** Checks may require picture
• identification and approval by a supervisor or manager.
• * Not accepted at Costco Gas Stations.
• ** Not accepted at Costco Food Courts.”

On the down side; all the best planning in the world does nothing if you leave a 2 year old home in the care of a 43 year old who lets the 2 year old feed herself out of the refrigerator.

Darla made her way through 2 bananas and 3 baggies of fruit and 3 tubs of precooked meals – thus throwing off my weekly plan. But, we will regroup and stay the course.

I imagine this happens to many households with kids. They grow – they get hungry – they EAT and eat and EAT.