Mon 5 Feb 2007
Frugal Advocate - Rich Slick Amazed!
Posted by RichSlick under Money Management
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I wrote last week that I decided to play “frugalist” for the month of February and so far I’m pretty amazed. Four pounds of beans cost $1.99, three pounds of rice cost $0.99 and 8 leg quarters cost $5.15 so my total meals for the week should cost $8.13. I must admit I’m pretty amazed that technically speaking, a person can get by on $8.13/week on meals. So far, I haven’t gotten sick of eating rice, beans and chicken every day.
I do have a confession to make however, I have various scheduled vendor sponsored meetings and last Friday, I was treated to lunch at a restaurant and I had rice and sweet & sour chicken. The vendor picked up the tab so it was technically a free lunch. These free meals may help me fight the boredom for a while.
At this pace, I can probably get by on $35/month for meals prepared at home vs. the $10+ dollars I spend for EACH lunch meal I eat now. That would mean a difference of about $150/month!
The danger of course is boredom with the meal and I’ll likely encounter that within the next week or two but we’ll see.
February 5th, 2007 at 3:54 pm
Boredom can be factor.
It a big difference if that was your only choice. When I was in college Ramen noodles was not boring because I had no other choice.
But when you know you have money to spend on other types of food it hard to eat Ramen noodles.
Here’s a thought– you can always kick up the flavor to escape the boredom of rice, beans and chicken.
You can bake chicken, stir fry or grill add a pinch of hot sauce or marinate it in ranch dressing overnight. Add a few chopped green onions to your rice and so on.
February 5th, 2007 at 7:19 pm
I chose chicken because of the variety of dishes that I could eventually make. the veggies will add cost to my meals. the goal here was to get by on $6 to $10/week like my old college roommate did during school.
Since I spent $8.13, I have $1.87 for veggies next week. Perhaps some onions and/or peppers…
February 6th, 2007 at 7:35 pm
You can definitely add some variety without getting bored or spending too much $$$.
If it’s just about saving money by preparing at home, you could probably even prepare what you normally eat-out for a much lower cost.