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made healthy cereal at home
made a simple, cheap breakfast with oats and raisins
Made Great Depression era soup for a week
Filled 8 qt pot with cheap ingredients, fed myself for a week
Make budget-friendly chicken and rice dish
Made budget meal with chicken and rice, served with green beans
making own bagels
tried making bagels, results were decent
copied recipe by hand
Found preserved recipe in honeymoon journal
started making own yogurt
I assumed making yogurt would be complicated, but it's not
Buying chicken leg quarters on sale
Wasted 7 lbs of bones, skin, and fat
Cooked a dollar meal
Cooked a tasty meal for cheap
tried sparkling water
found it disgusting, tried to not vomit
bought mac n cheese and hotdogs
saved money on comfort meals
used McDonald's reward points for free sandwich
got free sandwich anyway
Adding expensive toppings to cheaper ice cream
I enjoy a luxurious ice cream experience without breaking the bank
Seeking cheaper protein options
Explored cheaper alternatives for meat
Grow own tomatoes to eat fresh
Couldnt grow own tomatoes due to apartment
Found affordable meal option
Cooked Banquet sausage patties with spaghetti for $5.28
DIY pasta bar for bachelorette party
Pasta bar was a hit, glad I didn't choose tacos
I made a zero-cost tofu press.
Tofu is cheap, healthy and delicious, so it's ironic that tofu presses cost a small fortune. The DIY versions are great, but they require purchase of the supplies. You actually don't need ANY of that! Just keep the original plastic box from your previous cook. Open up new tofu box and squish it on top, weigh it down with a container of water, and let gravity handle the rest. The built-in grooves provide perfect drainage—no hole-punching required. It’s a zero-cost, zero-clutter way to get be
Buy shelf-stable products for simple meals
Used leftover EBT money wisely on shelf-stable products
tried pistachios for the first time
loved pistachios, assumed high calories
Eating at Costco daily
I eat Costco hotdogs and samples daily