Thinking About Food

This morning I woke up and all I could think about was food. Not because I was hungry, or because I had a craving, but because from today until Friday I only have $1.50 per day to spend on food. I have joined with thousands of others to participate in Live Below the Line.

All sorts of questions have been in my mind as I spent $2.98 on two bags of dried black beans (thankfully they were on sale), and a few bucks on rice – all totaled just under $7.50. Will this last? How do I ration this? When should I eat? How often?

So, here I am thinking about food. In my refrigerator is a large container of rice and beans. It looks like a lot, but when you consider it has to last five days, it’s really not much at all.

Each day this week I will post on what life is like living on next to nothing. Perhaps this will lend a small insight into the 1.4 billion who only have $1.50 per day to spend on everything they need (not just food).

Along with these updates I will share ideas on how you can join the fight against extreme poverty, so that together we can make poverty history.