If Summer Vacation means Higher Grocery Bills

If your children generally eat free or reduced price breakfast and lunch at school, you are probably already preparing for higher grocery bills over the summer. When I worked at a preschool, many of our parents worried about the extra costs. Their children ate breakfast, lunch, and two snacks at school during the day. Many families didn’t know how they would absorb the costs of feeding their children those meals over the summer, especially those who had more than one child. We invited them to visit the free food pantry at the sponsoring church, and we also offered them tips … Continue reading