Being poor and eating well
After work tonight, I came home with an organic zucchini to feed Boing for the next three days. It cost me $1.45, which emptied my wallet* and got me to thinking.
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![[Baxil]](http://userpic.livejournal.com/46309021/240226 "Baxil") |
![[Boing]](http://www.tomorrowlands.org/images/lj/boing_icon.jpg "Boing the plecostomus") |
![[Boy]](http://www.tomorrowlands.org/images/lj/africa_kid.jpg "Starving African kid") |
| Diet |
Boxed pasta, chili, frozen pizzas, ramen |
Organic zucchini |
Staples from international relief efforts |
| Daily food costs (actual) |
~$5.00 |
$0.48 |
~$0.50[1] |
| Weight |
86 kg |
0.2 kg |
~15 kg |
| DAILY FOOD COSTS (weight-adjusted**) |
$5.00 |
$206.40 (!) |
$2.75 |
... Boing, you're lucky you're so damn cute.
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* Literally; I was eight cents short and had to cash in some serious penny-jar karma. I'm awfully broke this month. The forced time off during the holidays destroyed our income, and vet bills plus what little gift shopping we did destroyed our budget.
** Normalized to 86 kg so as to allow direct comparison.
Current Mood:  hungry
Current Music: po, "electric clouds": www.vgmix.com
Tags: geekery, pets
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