Mary of Egypt survived on limited loaves of dry bread
Talk about stretching your groceries. After fleeing to the desert to repent for her wildly hedonistic youth, Mary reportedly brought only a tiny stash of bread to sustain her. She then proceeded to wander the barren wasteland for over forty years, supposedly letting the bread harden into rocks while her clothes completely disintegrated. It is the absolute pinnacle of extreme spiritual budgeting.

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