Is eating vegan expensive?

I ALWAYS get the question, isn't it expensive to eat vegan? Perhaps, but I don't think so. We definitely don't eat the same portion size we did before, it's much smaller now.

I did make some major changes do my shopping. I can't peruse grocery ads or coupons, they are full of meat, diary, or processed foods (all subsidized by govenment monies). I found a wonderful market to get my produce from. I watch for case-lot sales and buy my canned beans in bulk. Someday I'll fulfill my wish list and buy the whole shabang of canning supplies complete with pressure cooker so I can can my own food.

My food storage is easier to keep track of now, all dry goods I can get at the LDS dry pack, or Honeyville (in the case of extra grains) eat, and rotate. I have no need for a second freezer. The one in my fridge is only half-full at any given time anyway. (And it's usually full of fresh-made, frozen bread, freezer jam, and frozen fruits and vegetables in case our money gets really short at the end of the month.) I can't afford to bake like I used to. That small tub of expeller-pressed vegetable oil (my new butter) is far too expensive to waste on cookies. That only benefits my waistline.