[quote]I went to school in the 1970s and 1980s and never had classes like what R8 is talking about. There were home economics classes but they were just cooking things from scratch and rarely anything useful. This is not a "these days" problem, this is a situation where three generations (at least) have not been taught basics of shopping, finance, or budget in schools.
R24, this reminds me of an old episode of Roseanne.
For career day, Roseanne takes Darlene and her classmates grocery shopping to buy ingredients for dinner.
[quote][bold]Roseanne:[/bold] Meryl, step up to the meat counter, you’re making dinner for five, pick a meat.
[quote][bold]Meryl:[/bold] Alright, a lotta meat in here… some veal some chicken.
[quote][bold]Meryl:[/bold] (under pressure, grabs a steak and hands it to Roseanne)
[quote][bold]Roseanne:[/bold] Well, class, let’s see what Meryl chose. New York steak. Meryl, let me ask you, what’s your father do for a living?
[quote][bold]Meryl:[/bold] He’s a dermatologist
[quote][bold]Roseanne:[/bold] Then this is a good choice. Okay, now, who here doesn’t have a trust fund? Darlene… now, what’re we gonna have for dinner?
[…]
[quote][bold]Darlene:[/bold] (Looks in the meat case)
[quote]Where’s the ground garbage?
[quote]Here we go.
[quote](She hands Roseanne a big package of ground meat)
[quote][bold]Roseanne:[/bold] Yes, girls, chopped meat. The stuff that gives Hamburger Helper it’s bulk.
[…]
[quote][bold]Roseanne:[/bold] Corn Flakes. The most important ingredient in tonight’s entree.
[quote][bold]Meryl:[/bold] Why do we need that?
[quote][bold]Roseanne:[/bold] How do you think we turn three pounds of ground chuck into eleven pounds of mouth-watering meal loaf?
[…]
[quote][bold]Roseanne:[/bold] Now give me that generic stuff, nothing but second best for my family.
[…]
[quote][bold]Roseanne:[/bold] All right. We got our meat loaf, we got our potatoes, that about does it.
[quote][bold]Tanya:[/bold] What about a vegetable?
[quote][bold]Roseanne:[/bold] Ketchup
[…]
(In Roseanne’s kitchen)
[quote][bold]Roseanne:[/bold] Alright girls, there you have it. A nutritious meal for five plus two lunches for only $12.73. Cheaper than fast food, faster than cheap food and that is what I call home economics.
