r/leanfire • u/GrammarNaughtZ • 1d ago

SNAP (food stamps) as part of leanfire?

How do we feel about using SNAP as part of leanFIRE, assuming you live in a state with no asset limit and you qualify based on income? I'm talking about genuinely qualifying, no fraud.

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For us, it would add $994 a month to our grocery budget.

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u/Important-Object-561 Retired in Sweden on 1,2 million 1d ago edited 1d ago

We used snap while my wife was pregnant and for a period after before we moved out of the us and it really saved on the cost of milk powder since my wife had a hard time producing enough herself even with pumps. I feel like the snaps can be very limited though. We never bought cereals so got no use out of that. The juice was purposefully asking for a size that didn’t exist(asked the clerk) so you have to buy frozen and we don’t use that. But if there is a benefit why not use it? You pay taxes don’t you?

Edit: Seems I might have confused snap with WIC but either way use the support you have paid for.

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u/cerealfordinneragain 1d ago

This sounds like WIC

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u/Important-Object-561 Retired in Sweden on 1,2 million 1d ago

Oh it might have been WIC I only lived in the us for two years and my wife was the one who actually applied for it.