The only really good thing about this
Jan. 11th, 2014 10:08 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
conulyOther than finding out how many friends we have (and since I know not one of our friends is fabulously wealthy, every tiny donation means a *ton*), which is a given, is the fact that we were able to get the fines dropped on Ana's library card. Just whispering the word "foreclosure" was enough to get the librarian to do it for us. Eva's card is the one with the bigger fine, we really should have to prove our tough financial situation to get that done. The NYPL doesn't exactly advertise that they will drop fines if you really, really, really cannot afford to pay them, but they will.
And with less money, we can't afford to buy books right now (booooooooo!), so we need a functional library card.
A real life friend of mine who is unable to help us financially has offered to let us into her job at Costco on her membership, so I just need to find a third friend to drive us there and back, on the promise of getting to get stuff. Costco is way at the other end of the island, I don't want to spend that much time on the bus. If I can get some of my groceries there, whatever is cheaper there instead of closer to me, that will be a huge help. We actually have several supermarkets within walking distance (or on the train, which is free here), so I need to start shopping around more. If we qualify for food stamps, which we ought to, I want to reserve that mostly for the farmer's market, because they give you an extra $2 for every $5 spent, and often the food is cheaper than comparable products at the supermarket. (I'm thinking about the dollar-per-pound apples. They've had to raise the price slightly, that farmer, but it's still damn cheap.)
And with less money, we can't afford to buy books right now (booooooooo!), so we need a functional library card.
A real life friend of mine who is unable to help us financially has offered to let us into her job at Costco on her membership, so I just need to find a third friend to drive us there and back, on the promise of getting to get stuff. Costco is way at the other end of the island, I don't want to spend that much time on the bus. If I can get some of my groceries there, whatever is cheaper there instead of closer to me, that will be a huge help. We actually have several supermarkets within walking distance (or on the train, which is free here), so I need to start shopping around more. If we qualify for food stamps, which we ought to, I want to reserve that mostly for the farmer's market, because they give you an extra $2 for every $5 spent, and often the food is cheaper than comparable products at the supermarket. (I'm thinking about the dollar-per-pound apples. They've had to raise the price slightly, that farmer, but it's still damn cheap.)
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Date: 2014-01-12 12:50 am (UTC)http://voices.yahoo.com/living-shoestring-12210944.html?cat=7
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Date: 2014-01-14 07:22 pm (UTC)