"I live on $710.00 a month, what exactly am I supposed to cut?"

[ljm2002]

206. You say "I am making my comments based on TODAY; RIGHT NOW'...

...but you are also making your comments based on what is true FOR YOU.

If the libraries nearest YOU are open 7 days a week, that's great! Score one for the good guys. But do you really believe you can extrapolate that to the rest of us? Libraries have been cutting hours all over the country, sometimes closing down completely. And even if one could go in any day of the week and hog the computer for hours, are you really suggesting this is a viable longterm solution for someone who uses the Internet every day?

When you suggest going to public places with wifi, remember: not everyone has a laptop.

Anyway. I totally agree they should try and get the cheapest serviceable Internet plan available to them. But it really chaps my hide that people are so ready to wave their hands and call it non-essential for someone on a limited income. In this day and age, I would have to disagree. For some people, maybe it would be easy to forego Internet service in the home. But for many of us, possibly most of us, that is simply not the case. Certainly the Internet provides opportunities to earn income that are not available if you do not have that access.

BTW, I'd do a little research before putting my pet on a diet of scrambled eggs. They have nutritional requirements just like we do. At least pet foods are formulated to provide their known nutritional needs. But again, one can find cheap pet foods, or stores that sell the regular ones cheaper. It's just you need to be careful and not cut down your expenditures by harming your own or your pet's health.