peapod’s making a mint off the oakies. to save my aching back, i just ordered our first round of communal groceries from the online Giant, logging in an order that came to just under $150. so far, we’ve been fairly conservative with our common purse, which includes basic kitchen and home items such as bread, milk, paper towels, etc. it’s not uncommon for radical Christian, environmental, etc. intentional communities to buy almost everything in common, or even, in an effort to create ultimate parity between members, to request that adherents transfer personal savings to the group’s shared bank account. but … well … we haven’t drunk the kool-aid; we’re just shacking up for 10 months. sharing staples and at least a meal a week is as groupie as we’re going to get right now.
speaking of common purse philosophies, check out this bunk common purse trend of two centuries ago. of course, this would NEVER fly at the oakies’ for a large variety of reasons, including the fact that for at least one more week, bread-winning wives out-number bread-winning husbands two-to-one. girls rule.
