Idaho Falls is 50 miles away (just about exactly so). If I were to go there to shop I would use (roughly) four gallons of gas. A round trip would cost about USD 15.00. So I order from Amazon or Barnes & Noble online -- as do many who use the public computers at the Library.

And you can't avoid using a credit card. Many places no longer take checks and carrying a wad of cash around is asking for it. Debit cards require either money in the bank or pre-pay (with cash).

So you eat lots of cheap, fatty hamburger and cheap margarine on day-old white bread, become obese, and end up contributing to the cost of health care and funerals.

Been there, know that. Grew up that way; got lucky.