Growing up we ate rice and beans 5 nights a week because that was just dinner, now my kids think it's a punishment

James Moore · 2026-09-30T23:15:05.262207+00:00

My mom stretched $40 across 7 days for 4 people back in 1998 and nobody complained, so when my 10 year old asked why we were eating poor people food on Thursday I didn't know what to say, has anyone else dealt with this?

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