March 24th, 2020 at 5:29 PM
(March 23rd, 2020 at 11:15 PM)Darth-Apple Wrote: In times of crisis, there are situations when you need to eat as cheaply as possible. Right now, my goal is to eat for $25/week. Here's my breakdown:It's curious about how some things apparently are super cheap in another countries while in your most of the item list are actually luxury.
How are you saving money during this time? What's on your list for the dinner table every night?
- Multivitamin, to make up for the total lack of nutrition on everything below on the list.
- Lots of canned soups. Chef boyardee when you can get a sale, especially.
- Ice cream. Has a TON of calories and is very cheap.
- Ramen noodles as overflow. When I run out of other things, Ramen noodles are about 20 cents a meal if you eat two packs every time.
- Cheap frozen pizzas. We can get them for about a dollar a meal around here.
- Cereal on a good sale.
- Pop tarts as a snack (only because a nearby store sells them hella cheap).
Taking local prices:
- Rice and beans are always a nice combo for emergencies. 1 kg of each cost around 1 US each and servers for multiples dishes. Also with spice or curry is better.
- Few meat + vegetables: Cucumber, broccoli, onion, tomato and few chicken is a 2-3 US max for a good dinner.
- Cheap sausages + tomato sauce. A dollar or 3 for a better quality.
- Sweet bread + smashed beans: Sounds gross, tastes good.
- All with tuna! Tuna is slightly expensive here but is a must for emergency situations. Can be server only with crackers or mayonnaise.