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re: TulaneLSU's guide to eating for < $20/week
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:20 am to TigerWise
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:20 am to TigerWise
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Damn I waste too much money on food. I think I'm doing good when I spend $7 on truck tacos for dinner.
Same. I purposely avoid doing the math to find out what I blow on food.
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Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:22 am to J Murdah
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Ill go to Fresh Market today and get 4lb ground beef and 4lb chicken breast for 2.29/2.99 /lb respectively
You are paying too much for your chicken breasts. You can get them at Albertsons for $1.89/lb or so when on sale and they are almost always on sale.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:23 am to TigerWise
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Damn I waste too much money on food. I think I'm doing good when I spend $7 on truck tacos for dinner.
Do you even Mint.com, bro?
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:24 am to Oenophile Brah
I Mint. It tells me daily that I spend too much money. I ignore it.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:24 am to TulaneLSU
So how did you come to the .65 for dinner? What percent of the whole chicken did you eat with the lentil, and what percent was used for the chicken taco? What else was on the taco? While I will admit you can eat on $20 a week, I would like to see all your math you are using to arrive at these numbers. You should list the cost including taxes for all the food, then break it down by the amount of servings you will get from it. From your post, we should expect $3.44(for the whole chicken) to be completely used against the $20.00 for the week. Just saying you spent .65 on dinner doesn't really show us of you are doing it right or not.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:25 am to Salmon
No doubt. Man I use to ball out on sub $20 a week. Sunday night - Thursday night. Eat everything in the house then splurge out Friday and Saturday.
RBR, jambalaya, spaghetti etc would be the bulk for the week.
RBR, jambalaya, spaghetti etc would be the bulk for the week.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:25 am to LouisianaLady
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I Mint. It tells me daily that I spend too much money. I ignore it.
My food and drink budget is substantial. Mint told me I was spending too much.
I just fixed the glitch (expanded the budget).
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:31 am to TigerHam85
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RBR, jambalaya, spaghetti
I could easily live on those things and save a bunch of $$. My problem is doing it and losing weight at the same time.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:34 am to TulaneLSU
I like the idea of the thread but treating tap water as a meal is laughable for the purposes of the thread
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:37 am to TulaneLSU
Two pounds ground lean turkey meat.
1 pack mushrooms
1 onion.
One jar tomato sauce.
One pack oatmeal.
One pack of lettuce.
Make a meatloaf. Eat oatmeal for breakfast, salad for lunch, meatloaf for dinner.
This isn't hard.
1 pack mushrooms
1 onion.
One jar tomato sauce.
One pack oatmeal.
One pack of lettuce.
Make a meatloaf. Eat oatmeal for breakfast, salad for lunch, meatloaf for dinner.
This isn't hard.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:38 am to Croacka
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treating tap water as a meal is laughable for the purposes of the thread
its TulaneLSU
he has to add some absurdity to it or it wouldn't be an efficient troll
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:41 am to BigB0882
quote:I get much better quality at FM and the butcher will even cut it up how I like.
You are paying too much for your chicken breasts. You can get them at Albertsons for $1.89/lb or so when on sale and they are almost always on sale
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:42 am to Salmon
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its TulaneLSU
Wait....
Is it really?
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:42 am to Salmon
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My problem is doing it and losing weight at the same time.
Not really a problem if you skip the pasta and rice. Higher protein cheaper choices like beans will fill you up without lots of refined carb calories. Eggs are a great protein source and cheap as hell if you shop on sale & buy by the 18-count. Egg salad for lunch, poached eggs over lentils cooked w/some bacon & onion, an omelet w/fine herbes & a little cheese, eggs baked w/cream & finely chopped chives...
Best thing for a budget gourmet is an herb garden. Even a few pots of chives, basil, etc can elevate simple staples without breaking the budget.
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:44 am to Oenophile Brah
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Do you even Mint.com, bro?
no, should I ?
Posted on 4/14/15 at 9:58 am to TigerWise
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no, should I ?
It's a pretty solid, free online budgeting tool.
It would allow you to set up a "pho" budget which would consume the majority of your budget. Conservative estimate of $300-400/month?
Posted on 4/14/15 at 10:26 am to hungryone
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hungryone
good thoughts
Posted on 4/14/15 at 10:59 am to TulaneLSU
I eat well beyond my means and highly recommend it
Posted on 4/14/15 at 11:06 am to J Murdah
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I get much better quality at FM and the butcher will even cut it up how I like.
You get a butcher to cut up your chicken breasts?
Posted on 4/14/15 at 11:27 am to Deactived
No, that was just a general statement, but i have had them butterfly it or pound it down into steaks for country fried chicken.
This post was edited on 4/14/15 at 11:30 am
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