Naomi Estes opened her fridge in her Chugiak home in early October and pulled out an 18-pack of off-brand eggs.
“I don’t buy the free-range anymore — sorry chickens!” she said, laughing. “I used to and now it’s just — we’re surviving out here.”
It’s a small compromise, but for the single mother of two, every dollar counts. Estes makes $70,000 working at the Anchorage School District…