Yea- this isn't really possible in many areas. Ive watched  the Tv show,Extreme Couponing before- and more often than not, they are buying tons of non-food items or lots of frozen/prepared stuff. I don't need 25 tubes of toothpaste- or 1000 ramen noodles.BUT- I get the overall point- that with some planning you can save money & being "poor" shouldn't be an excuse to be fat and eat like crap.  Ironically- in my area, eating "crap" like fast food is actually more expensive than shopping wisely & preparing meals at home. ie  took my son to "five guys" for a burger & fries- [ he loves their cajun fries]- it was like $12    So,a family of 4 would be spending close to $50 for friggin' burgers?...I made flounder stuffed w/crabmeat & asparagus last nite, cost less per person than the the burger.