Stock-Asso / Shutterstock.com
The trend for extreme budget meal planning was popularized by Leanne Brown in her book Good and Cheap, developed primarily for those using SNAP (food stamp) benefits. At the time the book was written, the budget was $4 a day. When I heard about the project, I decided to try that budget as a way to save money on groceries. (Editor’s note: To account for inflation, we adjusted that $4-a-day…