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p ~ J ) i 1 p s HOW TO MANAGE LIVING ON YOUR OWN: THANKSGIVING o CLACKAMAS o PRINT 0 Editorial BY SUMMER BARRAZA M U LTIM ED IA EDITOR Editor-in-Chief Previously, on th e D estitute D ia r ie s ? w e d is c u s s e d transportation and how to save m oney gettin g to where you need to1?e. This week, it’ s the holidays y ’all, and what better way to showcase to your family that you’re good on your own by hosting your very own poor college student Thanksgiving (courtesy of Destitute Diaries of course.) Here are a few tricks to make Thanksgiving worth it for you, your friends, your fam ily and for your Christmas present budget this year. B u lk up o n v e g g i e s : T h an ksgiv in g i$ focused on carbs and protein w ith very little input o f vegetables. This y ear, go out and p urchase store-brand frozen or canned vegetables in bulk to make up for the lack of protein or carbs you can’t afford, physically and fisca lly. W inco has d ecently p riced fr o z e n and can n ed vegetables for under a dollar. O f course vegetables aren’t all that special during the holidays, esp ecially T h a n k sgiv in g, so w h at y o u ’ re go in g to do is douse them in butter untilyour tongue forgets they’re healthy. I suggest Imperial brand stick margarine because it’ s cheaper than store brand and easier to spread and cut. Potluck it: W hen I was little, my great-grandm other at the age o f 90 use to whip up the entire T h a n k sgiv in g dinner a ll b y herself^ M y g r e a t ON THE COVER: gran d m oth er also grew up during the Great Depression and knew how to save money so she could afford to feed three different families in the future She was hardcore. Don’t be like m y grandm a (rest in peace), and ask your guests to bring a dessert, small appetizer or side dish to your Thanksgiving. Keep it sim ple: The more extravagance you add to your fe ast, the more it w ill cost. Som e p eop le w ill purchase ham , steak or salmon for their Thanksgiving feasts, but just remember your student loans you have to pay off and you’ll be humbled very quick. Most Thanksgiving dishes consist of canned foods anyways - think about greenbean casseroles! Y ou h a ve y ou r cream o f m u shroo m soup - can n ed; your greenbeans - canned; your bleached enriched noodles - not canned but-it was 97 cents at Winco in bulk and you just had to buy it because y o u ’ re such a huge fan o f D estitute D iaries and d o n ’ t w an t to disappoint me. M aybe tu rk ey is n ’ t it: D itching the centerpiece of a Thanksgiving feast is also an option. Make a statem ent this year by switching birds! A few cornish game hens give your guests the opportunity to have their own protein and gorge themselves on the side dishes you or your gu ests poured th e ir h earts in to . C o rn ish Victoria Durling chiefed@clackamas.edu Managing Editor Jared Preble maned@clackamas.edu - Arts & Culture Editor lan Van Orden aced@clackamas.edu Sports Editor On Tuesday, Nov. 20, the Cougar Cave received a huge pre-Thanksgiving donation from Safeway. hens average around $2 each at W inco. Maybe it’s not ideal for a b igger guest list, so go for a store brand turkey, but definitely cut down by having individual hens for each person if its a sm all guest list. Soup kitchens: Get rid of the stigm a o f soup kitchens! Not everyone who goes is poor, not everyone who goes is homeless. You can volunteer your tim e at the local soup kitch en on T h an ksgiv in g because being low income isn’t just about your w allet, you can also becom e low -incom e at the heart and sou l. Enrich your heart and soul by donating tim e, eating a free meal with the people you helped and possibly create a tradition. Also, the Cougar Cave is offering free food just before Thanksgiving! H ave it d e liv e r e d : There are som e n o n p ro fit organizations out there th at can personally deliver a box full of Thanksgiving goodies to your door step. Take advantage of this if even if you are hesitating on getting one, you probably do need one! Local religious organizations or even schools m ight offer these boxes, so be sure to check in and see where you can get your box of goodies. Leftovers: O f course this is afterward, but if you’re worried about feeding yourself a few days after the feast, save up leftovers. You can eat turkey sa n d w ich e s e v e r y d a y , or even com bine certain foods to create new on es. O n lin e they have tons o f recipes for reusing Thanksgiving leftovers to create som ething new and refreshing. C o n s is te n c y w ith ingredients: A s m ention ed b efo re a lo t o f d ish es fo r Thanksgiving all have cheap ingredients, but the important part is to fin d the com m on in gred ien ts in all o f th ose dishes. You can do a lot with those ingredients and m ake more with what you have. Milk can go into alm ost anything, same with butter and bread. The holidays can be rough, especially i f you are on your ow n. Som e personal advice from me to you would be to participate in your community; call your fam ily and friends and let them know that you’re thinking about them because no m atter how m uch m oney you save, th ey w ill support you. Write down a list of all the things you are grateful for and rem em ber th at even though you are stuck in this hard time fiscally, it will pay o ff and that people are appreciative o f you. D on ’t let your spirit be low - incom e. Happy Thanksgiving, y ’all. Staff, students and community take a pumpkin spice v. eggnog taste test in the Bill Brod Community Center on Nov. 19. Photos by Jonathan Villagomez. Design by William Farris. Jacob Thompson sportsed@clackamas.edu Photo Editor Jonathan Villagomez photoed@clackamas.edu Multimedia Editor Summer Barraza webeditor@dackamas.edu Design Editor William Farris *Designed@dackamas.edu Staff È o u c CL </) CD £ CD U (0 u CD Shawn Tapley Rachelle Peiffer Adviser Melissa Jones . -MelissaJ@clackamas.edu The Clackamas Print aims to report the news in an honest, unbiased and pro-, fessiorial manner. Content published in The Print is not screened or subject to censorship. The Clackamas Print is free, but please take only^one copy. Any person remov ing our papers in bulk will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. November 21, 2018
