“You could live on a dollar and 27 cents a day,” the husband said to me, shaking his head.
I was packing a small cooler for a trip to Alabama. I knew I’d arrive at dark and would not feel like grocery shopping for orange juice and milk, so I poured small amounts into plastic containers and packed them among ice. I added a baggie of Raisin Bran cereal and a bunch of green grapes.
I put a half-cup of …
