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Help for feeding yourself on a budgetfallout2manNovember 17 2007, 12:16:29 UTC
I'm sure you know some of this, but I've been in some pretty down and out situations and figured I'd say something. Don't really know if you remember me, but anyway.
Rule #1: Never get fast food, take out, or anything that isn't purchased at a grocery store. Sure it may taste better but it does cost more and it adds up. I know it's oh-so tempting to want to get pizza hut, dominos, cold-stone or whatever's nearby but the extra expense isn't worth it no matter how good the food is. If you have car issues, get food that won't go bad during the walk back and plan walks to the grocery store and purchases based on a theoretical weight limit. If you really need more room, bring a backpack or other item to help. I once carried about 80 lbs worth of groceries back to my apartment inside my backpack, with bags holding about an additional 20 lbs on each arm.
Rule #2: Shop at discount grocery stores, like Food4Less, their produce may not be as fresh as Vons but they have cheaper prices and if you know what to look for and/or focus more on boxed stuff it's worth it.
Tip 1: Ultra-cheap stuff is always good for last resorts. I always try to keep a steady supply of about 20 packets of Ramen handy just in case, it's cheap and an easy way to get a meal. Other good options are cheap TV dinners (I can get small banquet dinners for 1$ each) and larger bags of things like microwave buritos.
Tip #2: Focus purchases around certain areas. It may not have a lot of variety, but for about 50$ (with a little rationing) you can eat for a month (or longer) on nothing but sandwiches. By focusing only on related items, bread, condiments, sandwich meat, peanut butter, etc. You can stretch your money to reach further. As well, you can also sqitch out sandwich bread for tortillas in some cases, so buying tortillas with that adds extra variety.
Tip #3: Well, you probably already know about how to ration the food.
Tip #4: Always buy in bulk when you can. Even if you think you might not need or want "That" many of X item, unless it will expire quickly you should get the largest quantity you can. The lower per-unit cost means that with rationing you'll definitely save more money long-term. When I buy hot dogs, I get the 24 packs, when I buy milk I get two gallon jugs, when I buy soup I get the big cans, etc.
Hope you get your situation doesn't last, it's no fun not knowing when or how you'll be able to eat next. :-/
Rule #1: Never get fast food, take out, or anything that isn't purchased at a grocery store. Sure it may taste better but it does cost more and it adds up. I know it's oh-so tempting to want to get pizza hut, dominos, cold-stone or whatever's nearby but the extra expense isn't worth it no matter how good the food is. If you have car issues, get food that won't go bad during the walk back and plan walks to the grocery store and purchases based on a theoretical weight limit. If you really need more room, bring a backpack or other item to help. I once carried about 80 lbs worth of groceries back to my apartment inside my backpack, with bags holding about an additional 20 lbs on each arm.
Rule #2: Shop at discount grocery stores, like Food4Less, their produce may not be as fresh as Vons but they have cheaper prices and if you know what to look for and/or focus more on boxed stuff it's worth it.
Tip 1: Ultra-cheap stuff is always good for last resorts. I always try to keep a steady supply of about 20 packets of Ramen handy just in case, it's cheap and an easy way to get a meal. Other good options are cheap TV dinners (I can get small banquet dinners for 1$ each) and larger bags of things like microwave buritos.
Tip #2: Focus purchases around certain areas. It may not have a lot of variety, but for about 50$ (with a little rationing) you can eat for a month (or longer) on nothing but sandwiches. By focusing only on related items, bread, condiments, sandwich meat, peanut butter, etc. You can stretch your money to reach further. As well, you can also sqitch out sandwich bread for tortillas in some cases, so buying tortillas with that adds extra variety.
Tip #3: Well, you probably already know about how to ration the food.
Tip #4: Always buy in bulk when you can. Even if you think you might not need or want "That" many of X item, unless it will expire quickly you should get the largest quantity you can. The lower per-unit cost means that with rationing you'll definitely save more money long-term. When I buy hot dogs, I get the 24 packs, when I buy milk I get two gallon jugs, when I buy soup I get the big cans, etc.
Hope you get your situation doesn't last, it's no fun not knowing when or how you'll be able to eat next. :-/
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