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I am missing all of my snacks!  I am also missing nice fresh french bread.  Someone brought cookies up to our floor today-none for me!!!  Instant coffee is not the same.  All of this does make me recognize the difference between what I want and what I need.  I am not hungry and I realize that everything I think I want I really don't need, and this applies to everything in my life.  I think I want a new sweater because I saw it in an ad, but I certainly don't need it.  If I can do with less I can certainly afford to do more for others.  Through the lens of this journey I can see that our society values the individual over the needs of the community. 
So, tonight I am left with the same amount of money for dinner.  I spent $1.90 on vegetable broth, $0.89 on a can of tomatoes, $0.10 for cayenne pepper, and $1.25 on a can of beans for a total of $5.04.  I am making some bean soup and I will add some of the spinach I bought the other day.  I had to add some water to make enough broth.  Broth is not cheap!  It should be good, but I wish I had some bread to have with it!