Store brand mac & cheese is still around 5 pckages for a buck -- 2 meals from each package.

I had a friend years ago who had a pair of "goin' to mother's jeans" -- a rather disreputable pair she'd wear to her mother's house. Mom would invariably give her some cash to buy some decent clothes.

Bat Goddess (whose mom lives too far away for that scam, but who has bailed her out more times than she can count -- thanks, Mom!!!)