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Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared on Living on the Cheap. The trend for $4-a-day budget meal planning was popularized by Leanne Brown in her free online book “ Good and Cheap,” developed primarily for those using SNAP (food stamp) benefits. When I heard about the project, I decided to try the $4-a-day food budget as a way to save money on groceries. Spending only $4 a day was a big…