#eating on a Budget
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You can tell people that grew up, or are still middle income, or being taken care of by middle income, parents, or grew up in a house where thereās money. But they didnāt consider themselves rich or are rich. Just saw someone post something supposedly helpful. A list of 13 things people āusually have in their kitchenā but canāt think of what to make for a meal. Meanwhile, no, not everyone has avocados and green bread or eggs let alone, fruits and vegetables in their fridge. Do you want to talk about making a meal? How about you? Talk about the bread, the ketchup, the mustard, no eggs, pasta, and maybe a can of pasta sauce, and a leftover container of butter in the fridge. Make some pasta, put a little bit of margarine on that to loosen up the noodles, a splash of sauce, couple of cheese slices to melt within the pasta stirred up at salt and pepper a bit of garlic powder some Parsley, because those are all found at the dollar store. And you have yourself a meal. If you do have eggs, you could put those on toast and make a toasted egg sandwich. If youāre lucky enough to have peanut butter in the house call me you can make a toasted peanut butter sandwich. A lot of it depends on bread. If you have no bread, depends on pasta. Pasta is really cheap but the dollar store. Thereās not much room in a freezer when youāre low income because you deal with the freezer that you have in the apartment that youāre renting. So bread has to be a weekly thing, make sure you have $10 on top of the fridge or in the cupboard put away specifically to go buy bread every week. Because a lot of times if you donāt have bread, you canāt eat. Bags from the dollar store are a good thing, makes you feel like you actually have something to drink besides water from the tap. Get a bag of sugar and use it sparingly donāt have super sweet tea. Otherwise sheāll run out fast. Milk always runs out. Thatās why I always kept a can of carnation milk in the cupboard just in case. You can always water it down for cereal if youāre desperate. If itās cold, you canāt really tell. Canned vegetables, canned fruit. They can last along time you donāt have to worry about them. Going to waste in the fridge. Ramen noodles, thereās 1 million recipes for those out now. Get all your spices at the dollar store. Eggs and tuna are always great protein but donāt spoil fast. Learn how to love drinking water from the tap. Buy a case and refill the water bottles but donāt forget to clean the lids and the rims at least once a week and if the bottles get cloudy? Throw them out and save for another case. Yes, I said save because some people donāt have a three dollars to spend on a case of water or donāt want to spend the money on non-reusable plastic. You can always pick up some water bottles from the dollar store that are reusable and fill those up in your fridge. Just donāt forget to wash them with the dishes at least once a week. Canāt exactly offer those people when your mouth has been all over them. Lol so always make sure you at least have a couple bottles put away for guests. Get to love no name brand soda. When you have money to treat yourself get namebrand. But not like a case of it or something. And a case is always cheaper in the long run than just one 2 L bottle, so you can afford it ration it out. Itās not actually that bad. Cinnamon sugar on toast, a can of tuna mixed with a Lipton sidekick creamy Parmesan with half a can of peas, mix that up well with a little salt and pepper and youāve got tuna casserole for two people. Three people if you have a little salad on the side. or you can make garlic bread. Even if youāre using slices of bread. Toast them, then butter them, add a little bit of garlic and herb seasoning to each one with a little handful of cheese, or even just some Parmesan cheese shaken on top. Let that toast, got some real cheap and garlic bread. Pretty tasty if youāre in a pinch. And youāre not bougie like people are now. Iāve had to put ketchup in hot water with half a can of mixed vegetables to make myself some soup before. Cheap eating is a skill.
#cheap eating#eating on a budget#budget#poor budget#when youāre poor#poor person#meal planning on a dime#counting Pennieās#dollar store budget meals#dollar store#poor people#poor
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Loblaws Boycott. How to get affordable food?
Today is May 1st; which means it is the start of the Loblaws Boycott across Canada. For those unfamiliar with the situation, food prices in Canada have been climbing to astronomical sums. Our main chain Grocery Stores keep increasing prices beyond what is normal inflation. Because they know as Mortals, we need to eat. And the further north you go, the worse it gets. They have already been caught artificially raising Bread prices a few years back, and blaming the price hike on the War in Ukraine. They set a price, We pay for it, and then they keep the price cause clearly people are willing to pay /s
So a boycott has been organized by people of Canada through social media and has even been talked about by TV News Outlets. The idea being to speak with your wallet and pressure change. The problem for many, however, is...Loblaws is just so massive, they don't see other alternatives. They own No Frills, Great Canadian Superstore, Shoppers Drugmart, and a ton more. For many Canadians, it seems like Loblaws is their only option in their area.
So I want to provide a list of some options for people to still get fed. Or even if you don't want to engage in the boycott, you just wanna find affordable food.
Costco and Walmart If a friend of family member has a Costco Membership and is willing to take you with them, do it. The workers there don't police who has the membership, so long as someone has one. You can bulk buy a bunch of staples like Meat, Cheese, Toilet Paper and Coffee for much cheaper in the long run. However, Buying in bulk is not always feasible for everyone. They either don't have the space or they can't afford to drop a few hundred dollars on a single shop. Walmart is a controversial suggestion because they have some....history. And your values may require you to not shop at Walmart. But if you need some accessible groceries for reasonable prices, Walmart actually has a very good selection.
2) International/Local Stores This is not really an option if you live more rural. But if you can find a nearby Asian Grocer or Halal Store you can get a lot of stuff. And not just rice. Legumes, Beans, Meat, Seafood; you'd be surprised how much you can get. You may also find a gem of a bakery or butcher.
3) Farmers Markets It's getting to growing season in Canada. Be Sure to check your near by Farmers Markets. You'll mostly find Fruits and Veggies, but may also be some local honey and eggs if you're lucky. This is also a great option for people who feel eating Organic food is important.
4) Food Waste Apps There is a surprising amount of apps dedicated to preventing food waste by selling you food that is about to be thrown away. The food is still good, and the reason for Discarding varies, but commonly it's because it's approaching it's best before date or Expiration date. Food can still be consumed after it's best before date, so long as it's not spoilt. Different areas will have different Levels of Activity on Different apps. A store needs to opt in before you can buy anything. So check out a few different ones. Flash Foods, Food Hero, and Too Good to Go are popular.
5) Ugly Food Boxes A lot of food gets chucked cause it doesn't conform to our expectation of how that food should look. It grew in a weird way and despite being totally fine to eat; Stores don't want to sell them. So you can get Subscription Boxes of Ugly Produce. Which I think is kinda fun. I remember being younger and my mom pointing out the funny shaped peppers. This isn't entirely a new concept, and many people would of probably heard of Imperfect Foods. However, this is a USA only service; useless to us Canadians. But we can try Odd Bunch or Eat Impact. The bonus with this is it's delivered directly to you. Great for people like myself who can't Drive but love to cook.
6) Meal Kits You see it all the time on Youtube: Try Hello Fresh and get so many meals free, yada yada. Well....it might be worth a try. You can cancel these kits at any time, and them hop back on them later. Like a streaming service. A friend of mine apparently does this. Ordering a box when the value of what they're offering is worth the price to her. Not a great option if you tend to forget to cancel subscriptions *cough* (Hi) but it can be a really smart way to get exactly what you want for a good price. Plus if you use a sponsor code, or a coupon in the mail.... Hello Fresh and Make Good Food are the two more well known meal kits available in Canada.
#Loblaws#Boycott#eat cheap#cheap food#Food and Folklore#budget meals#eating on a Budget#save money#Canada#May
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Help Disabled Lesbians of Color Eat!!!
My partner and I have food allergies and digestive/immune issues, and due to my partner only finding this out recently we havent been able to buy all the food we both need to eat! My partner is basically loosing a lot of weight and starving at work because we dont have any food shes not allergic to for her to eat. I just need $200 to get us some foods that dont make us sick, it has been really hard for my partner so if you can pls show us some support.
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#gastroparesis#heds#chronic illness#disability#Our food budget basically is expensive bc we cant eat dairy gluten legumes and a large swath of other things bc im very sensitive#im worried for my girlfriend and i honestly just wanna make sure we have food she can eat atleast#she works a physically demanding job and need wayyyy more calories than shes getting
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NO WAYYY!! š«Øšš»
#FINALLY THEYRE ADAPTING WEIRD YURI!!!!!!#pls have a decent budget šš»#watatabe#this monster wants to eat me#watashi o tabetai hitodenashi#yuri#gl#himejoshi#mine
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Does All Might think Anyone is taking advantage of the thief?
All Might thinks they are working together, as Anyone is a good way for a vigilante to make some money, but he doesn't think one is taking advantage of the other. More exactly, he doesn't want to assume anything when it comes to their relationship.
#Izuku: Anyone is indeed the one taking advantage of me as I am running doing all the work while Anyone is just eating my budget.#anyone fic
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i do not understand why so many people would prefer to pay extra money to waste resources importing bland bruised offseason fruit than just eat something else... theres literally other foods in the world
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journey to bethlehem SLAPS. it is so fucking extra. its so "high school musical but 5% more religious" that i genuinely had to double-check to make sure kenny ortega had nothing to do with it.
#journey to bethlehem#it goes so hard. i will not hear a bad word about it#you guys. it is SO high school musical that there is literally a 'bet on it' song where the male lead is singing his heart out about his#own doubts in himself complete with Visual Symbolism of two versions of him wearing white and black robes#and then he FIGHTS HIMSELF during the song#camp rock eat your heart out#this is the true successor to the hsm formula#i feel like some of you guys wonāt believe me because Christian movies are usually very like. low effort low budget very safe movies#and to be clear it is quite safe. but the production values and effort is GREAT like hsm 3 levels of colorful musical camp
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Dear B:
I saved you a plate of meatloaf and potatoes. It's in the microwave whenever you're ready. Be careful out there.
Lots of luck,
~Cook xo
Brodie: "Ahh meatloaf. Just like Momma used to make. Thanks, C! Hopefully the microwave wont explode again."
shout out to mickmundane for jack of all trades note, vacueye for hazards note and @arts-of-gjb for the actual handdrawn doodle done by her oc, Agatha!!! We LOOOVE using the fridge as a bulletin display board
#tf2 oc#tf2 10th class#tf2 ask blog#tf2 courier#my art#tf2 tenth class#my oc#brodie#tf2 oc ask blog#tf2 10th class oc#i loved doing the notes ahehe#ft some friends ocs#tf2#sorry for that main tag BUT the mercs are..kinda here#actual microwave from 1967 and a mid 1950s style fridge. single door style with a compartment freezer above the fridge. its old but it work#so theres no need to update it its not in the budget. sorry engie you will forever be the handyman#brodie woke up in the middle of the night to eat <3
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i couldnāt live in a world without seafood ā¦ couldnāt live without salmon and tuna and sushi and shrimp and crab. surimi even . i need them to Live
#seafood . i love u#this goes out to my seafood anons too btw#recently ive been eating an unhealthy amount of surimi packets ā¦ā¦ā¦.#theyāre sooooo good </3#also rice with tuna and soy sauce ā¦.. with my broke ass student budget ā¦ā¦ā¦#i love . seafood#not a huge fan of red meat and i could probably survive without chicken too but FISH ? nuh uh#ari noises ā©
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mentioning the saw franchise around me is like dumping buckets of chum into shark infested waters
#but instead of eating you iām going to make you listen to me explain the entire 10 movie timeline#and probably also explain in great detail how they filmed the first movie w practically no budget and no#time and yet it became lionsgateās highest grossing film and still is to this day#might say some gay shit abt lawrence and adam too but depends on who iām speaking with. depends on how much of a freak they are do u get me#saw#chainshipping#adam faulkner#lawrence gordon
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Hey if en ee won has som. spare cashmoney. I miscalculated my fuckin bill timing Again and got 96$CAD in overdraft fees šš®āšØ pp is innalheid............
#like. im Okay. but#the budget these next 2 weeks is tight. and id like to send my mom some money for rent TmT#bf is getting me groceries soon so that will be good cuz ive been eating hashbrowns and perogies Only#because that is all i have. really#im freakin tryin over here. SO hard#i got down into nitty gritty monthly budget tonight so hopefully no more accidental overdraft fees.......#next paycheck should be fucking insane tho crazy style money times#guarding the tiniest lil sliver of hope like a street cat protecting their kittens#im gonna get a treat tmr. a yummy yummy treat#once i get my shit together. then youll see. then youll aalllllll see
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[push. pushpush. steals puck. skates away.]
#pls dont mind me. im just eating up every qh43 crumbs bc w regular season coming up#seeing their games in person is just gon be so expensive and way out of my budget šāāļø#suns net#vancouver canucks#quinn hughes
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i think the problem about the watcher situation is they literally only produce like 1-2 videos a week. if you have a channel like GMM or smosh that produce 5-6 videos a week, maybe the monthly paid subscription would be feasible? but even those channels put the vast majority of their content out for free and just offer an optional paid membership to get exclusive content. paying anywhere from $1.50 to $0.75 for one 20-40 minute video when actual streaming services offer you hours of content for around the same price just does not feel equal at all.
#watcher#i also liked their content when it felt lower production tbh#most actual reality tv IS lower production#why do you need a film level budget to watch steven lim eat caviar or to watch ryan be scared of the wind
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ffxiv team: and of course 85% of the budget will be going to food effects
#ffxiv#ffxiv spoilers#6.55 spoilers#the meat....#i was laughing that whole scene#they figured out how to make eating happen and by god they wanted everyone to know#like when they added pouring liquid for the first time and there were all these close ups on glasses#ffxivmp#mp#all the texture/shader budget for that scene went into the meat
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I WANNA SAY THANKS TO EVERYONE WHOS GOTTEN ME THINGS FROM MY TOPSURGERY RECOVERY LIST!!!
theres only a coupla things left on it and im so overjoyed ;w; yall have been angels 2 me
#im so stocked up and ready for surgery yay !!!#my big hurdle that ive gotta prepare for is eating really well during recovery#we dont get a lot of protien as our food budget is tinysmall so hopefully i can earn enough before then!!#my bemoanings#daftpatiences topsurgery
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it should be a cut and dry case if you go to a restaurant and get glutened by them. and by case i mean criminal. not just suing for damages and distress.
#celiac disease#celiac#i dont eat at restaurants anymore but people who do always share the craziest fucking stories that are downright criminal#asking if it's gluten free and being told 'everything is gluten free' only to be told after paying that it's gluten free 'if you ask for it#^^^^^ literally criminal and the server manager and chain should be held fully liable#as well as HEAVY compensation for the victim#people downplay celiac disease SO much. even celiacs#it isnt just 'ooooo my tummy hurtin owwie i have a rash :('#your body. is. attacking. itself.#it isnt just your intestines either. it's a full body immune response. it causes other disorders if unchecked like hashimotos disease#it causes CANCER#and complete malabsorption on a long term scale#TMI but after im glutened i literally shit things out more whole than when i swallow them. for up to a YEAR afterwards. No matter how much#i eat i simply will not digest it.#no matter how much i chew i will not digest it.#You know how dangerous that is? :)#especially when i dont get to eat often enough anyway bc of budget and low energy??? :))))#celiac kills you cant convince me it doesnt#no it doesnt kill you immediately like an allergic reaction.#it kills you slowly#painfully#over years and years of your life#and yes restaurants should be held liable and have to at the very least pay a considerable amount of money
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