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âThis was how people in our family disappeared. In a long haze of night. Without our full awareness. Without our permission.â
- Chia-Chia Lin, âThe Unpassingâ
âNow we yearned for all places and found peace in none.
- Chia-Chia Lin, âThe Unpassingâ
âa woman who explores the depths of her despair or depression isnât typically valorized as a hero on a fearless quest to render âany darkness visible,â but is instead perceived as a redundant example of female vulnerability, fragility, or self-destructiveness.â
â Maggie Nelson, The Art of Cruelty
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Broke af?
But still interested in feeding yourself? What if I told you that thereâs a woman with a blog who had to feed both herself and her young sonâŠon 10 British pounds ($15/14 Euro) per week?
Let me tell you a thing.
This woman saved my life last year. Actually saved my life. I had a piggy bank full of change and thatâs it. Many people in my fandom might remember that dark time as when I had to hock my writing skills in exchange for donations. I cried a lot then.Â
This is real talk, people: I marked down exactly what I needed to buy, totaled it, counted out that exact change, and then went to three different stores to buy what I needed so I didnât have to dump a load of change on just one person. I was already embarrassed, but to feel people staring? Utter shame suffused me. The reasons behind that are another post all together.Â
AgirlcalledJack.com is run by a British woman who was on benefits for years. Things got desperate. She had to find a way to feed herself and her son using just the basics that could be found at the supermarket. But the recipes she came up with are amazing.Â
You have to consider the differing costs of things between countries, but if you just have three ingredients in your cupboard, this woman will tell you what to do with it. Check what you already have. Chances are you have the basics of a filling meal already.Â
Hereâs her list of kitchen basics.Â
Bake your own bread. Itâs easier than you think. Hereâs a list of many recipes, each using some variation of just plain flour, yeast, some oil, maybe water or lemon juice. And kneading bread is therapeutic.Â
Make your own pastaâgluten free.Â
She gets it. She really does. This is the article that started it all. Itâs called âHunger Hurtsâ.
She has vegan recipes.
A carrot, a can of kidney beans, and some cumin will get you a really filling soupâŠor throw in some flour for binding and youâve got yourself a burger.Â
Donât have an oven or the stove isnât available? She covers that in her Microwave Cooking section.Â
She has a book, but many recipes can be found on her blog for free. She prices her recipes down to the cent, and every year she participates in a project called âLiving Below the Lineâ where she has to live on 1 BP per day of food for five days.Â
Things improved for me a little, but her website is my go to. I learned how to bake bread (using my crockpot, but that was my own twist), and I have a little cart full of things that saved me back then, just in case I need them again. She gives you the tools to feed yourself, for very little money, and thatâs a fabulous feeling.Â
Tip: Whenever you have a little extra money, buy a 10 dollar/pound/euro giftcard from your discount grocer. Stash it. Thatâs your super emergency money. Make sure they donât charge by the month for lack of use, though.
I donât care if it sounds like an advertisementâyou wonât be buying anything from the site. What I DO care about is your mental, emotional, and physical healthâand dammit, foodâs right in the center of that.Â
If you donât need this now, pass it on to someone who does. Pass it on anyway, because do you REALLY know which of the people in your life is in need? Which follower might be staring at their own piggy bank? Trust me: someone out there needs to see this.Â
Reblogging for all the impoverished students. Jack is the breadline queen. And if you donât need this - donate to your nearest food bank, stat.
Reblogging for students, working folks, and everyone whoâs ever had to choose between essentials at the store because you can only afford milk OR bread, not both.
Sheâs a genius. And best of all she doesnât put up with anyone calling her virtuous for doing this. A Tory politician tried to say that benefits werenât too low because her blog proved it could be done and other people just werenât trying hard enough like she was.
She flipped her shit at him. Pointed out that her options were make it work or watch her small child starve. Jack doesnât want a movement, doesnât want to encourage living like this, she wants this system to be obsolete, but until that happens sheâs going to do her best to help other people survive.
JTLYK that link doesnât workâher website is now https://cookingonabootstrap.com/.Â
Growth happens when we have the courage to step outside of our comfort zone. Itâs okay. Go see whatâs out there.