1 year later later
Full Storyfoodspecialty diets
"cut out most expenses to save on groceries"
cutting expenses led to high food costs despite efforts to save
8/10 regret
18 years later later
Full StoryfoodRecipe
"copied recipe by hand"
Found preserved recipe in honeymoon journal
1/10 regret
1 year later later
Full StoryfoodDeals
"Getting Burger King Whopper every Wednesday"
I'm saving money on cheap burgers
2/10 regret
5 years later later
Full StoryfoodSnacks
"Stopped paying high prices for Doritos"
I saved money by switching to cheaper alternatives
2/10 regret
1 year later later
Full StoryfoodBread
"making own bagels"
tried making bagels, results were decent
1/10 regret
3 months later later
Full Storyfoodcooking
"started making own yogurt"
I assumed making yogurt would be complicated, but it's not
1/10 regret
1 year later later
Full StoryfoodMeat
"Score discounted corned beef briskets"
Bought 4 briskets at $1.99/lb, froze them for future use
1/10 regret
1 year later later
Full StoryfoodGrocery sale
"Buy brisket during St. Patrick's Day sale"
I save money by buying brisket at a discount
1/10 regret
every other week later
Full StoryfoodBudget Meal
"Make budget-friendly chicken and rice dish"
Made budget meal with chicken and rice, served with green beans
1/10 regret
4 months later later
Full StoryfoodHomemade
"Made own oat milk after months of hesitation"
Found making oat milk easy and cost-effective
1/10 regret
past few days later
Full StoryfoodMeat
"Ordered $6.99 Ribeye Roast from Amazon"
Turned out really good, enjoyed with Koji rice
1/10 regret
a few weeks later later
Full StoryfoodSnacks
"made homemade Cheez-Its with ingredients I had at home"
made delicious homemade Cheez-Its using nutritional yeast and other ingredients
1/10 regret
1 year later later
Full StoryfoodFrugal Reset
"Resetting food after long absence"
Moved, faced food spoilage
2/10 regret
1 week later later
Full Storyfoodsoup
"Made Great Depression era soup for a week"
Filled 8 qt pot with cheap ingredients, fed myself for a week
1/10 regret
1 year later later
Full StoryfoodSpice
"Started buying bulk spices"
Cut out buying jar spices, started making own
1/10 regret
Today later
Full StoryfoodPancakes and Soup
"Used old oat bran in pancakes"
Made pancakes and black bean soup for kids
1/10 regret
1 year later later
Full StoryfoodBudget Recipes
"Made a homemade egg and cheese hot pocket for $1.00"
I made a delicious homemade egg and cheese hot pocket for a fraction of the cost of store-bought options
1/10 regret
This month later
Full StoryfoodPizza
"Eating Domino's pizza with pepperoni, pineapple, and jalapeño"
I'm excited to eat my favorite pizza combination
1/10 regret