How To Live (Comfortably) on $36 A Month For Food

andrewhyde wrote: post #3

rawr wrote: post #2

I stopped reading when he suggested dumpster diving.

I don't, but my neighbor does, and brings back an amazing amount of food. Not my cup of tea, but if you are really bootstrapping...

Fair enough. It looks like you aren't advocating vitamin deficiency so I can approve.

I knew someone in college who ate nothing but mac and cheese. After a few months his hairline started to recede. When this happened he started eating cheeseburgers every now and then and it grew back.

Re: How To Live (Comfortably) on $36 A Month For Food

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Post by truebosko » Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 7:02 PM UTC

$36 a month is a nice number. It peaked my curiosity but he goes through a lot of work and his food suggestions basically mean you're going to miss out on a lot of delicious flavours.

I understand the premise but .. meh :)

Re: How To Live (Comfortably) on $36 A Month For Food

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Post by thras » Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 7:03 PM UTC

Too many carbs, not enough protein and fat.

Re: How To Live (Comfortably) on $36 A Month For Food

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Post by yan » Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 7:04 PM UTC

Wouldn't exactly call it 'Comfortably'

Re: How To Live (Comfortably) on $36 A Month For Food

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Post by alanthonyc » Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 7:07 PM UTC

truebosko wrote: post #6

$36 a month is a nice number. It peaked my curiosity but he goes through a lot of work and his food suggestions basically mean you're going to miss out on a lot of delicious flavours. I understand the premise but .. meh :)

"piqued"

...sorry...

Re: How To Live (Comfortably) on $36 A Month For Food

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Post by splat » Thu, Jul 30, 2009, 7:08 PM UTC

As a poor college student I'm currently on a food budget of < $40 per month. I rarely buy anything but bread, bacon, peanut butter, cheese, bananas, eggs, yogurt, and butter. It's a bit monotonous, but I was surprised how quickly I got used to it.