I’m making another early morning trip to the Safeway, because I haven’t slept all night and there’s basically nothing else to do. Plus I was getting dangerous close to my 100-Hour rule so it’s time to get out and do something.

Since my monthly food stamps were deposited two weeks late… let me back up and tell this story.

My $186.00 deposit onto my EBT card is scheduled to go in on the fourth of each month, until 12/09 should I need the resources that long <shudder>. At least they told me it should be the fourth. In February it was deposited on the first and after March’s deposit had not been made by the tenth or so, I started making phone calls to Dept of Human Services. Most of the time I would get a recording saying my call would be returned in 24 hours, sometimes it would just ring and ring. I started calling every number I could find on my claim forms and also the ones on the recordings which would refer me to other people. I was starting to get a little desperate, since my calls were not being returned and I was thinking I would have to go down there and sit in the waiting room all morning just to get this resolved.

One of my messages was finally returned one morning, in a call that wakes me up. I recognize the number and lucky there is enough signal strength for the call to actually be connected. (Most times without my bluetooth calls are only one-sided.) It went something like this:

Me: Hello?
DHS: This is Ms ______ you called and left a message?
Me: Yes, my EBT deposit has not gone through this month.
DHS: What’s your social?
Me: xxx-xx-xxxx.
DHS: Just a moment… ok, check it tomorrow.
Me: Ok.

This entire conversation took about 45 seconds, like she just had to click on a button on a webpage or something. Afterwards I realized I should have asked what the problem was, but in my groggy state I didn’t think of it. But sure enough, the full amount was deposited the next day. So now I have a lot of $ to spend. So I think I’m going to splurge, get some things that aren’t on sale but whatever strikes my fancy. Maybe some scallops? Maybe the $8.99 deli ham instead of the $5.99? We’ll see.

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I’m back from the store now, and just so you’ll know the seafoodguy and deliman do not come in until 9:00. Oh well. I picked up other stuff and I’ll go back for the scallops later in the week. So I picked up some sale items instead. Interesting post, huh?

Purchase: $38.53
EBT Card Balance: $117.68
Club Card Savings: $14.40 (27% of purchase)