You KNOW you're broke...

[caseysmom]

Ramanth, Just be careful not to make yourself sick, they say beans and rice have a lot of complex carbs and proteins and if you buy a big bag of beans and rice its a pretty healthy way of eating cheap.

[Corinna]

Aren't we a patheic bunch we'll eat crap while pets get gourmet. ;Hey Dugan can I have a bite of that kibble

[moosmom]

Kimmy,

Our pets eat better than we do!! I still crack up everytime I look at that avatar of Kia. You shoulda named her Cujo.

[ramanth]

Ramanth, Just be careful not to make yourself sick, they say beans and rice have a lot of complex carbs and proteins and if you buy a big bag of beans and rice its a pretty healthy way of eating cheap.

I was exaggerating a little. I'm actually back on slim fast and that stuff really eats into my budget. But thankfully my future MIL shops at Costco and gets me the cheap stuff so it helps a lot. I snack on fruit, cheese, crackers, and yogurt (I buy when they are on sale) for snacks....

But I have tons of pasta and a few bags of the frozen boneless chicken. It's just inventing new ways to make those two items interesting. I do a lot of seasoning. *laughs*

But it's true. I pay top dollar for the pets and then what's left is what I get. I really make boxed and canned goods stretch...

[ramanth]

Kimmy,

Our pets eat better than we do!! I still crack up everytime I look at that avatar of Kia. You shoulda named her Cujo.

She's my buck toothed beauty.

[lv4dogs]

But it's true. I pay top dollar for the pets and then what's left is what I get. I really make boxed and canned goods stretch...

You sound like me. The pets all get decent food ($30+ for food) which I buy first, my bills come second & I come last. lol

[caseysmom]

I think slim fast is pretty healthy, I lost a lot of weight on it once long ago...I remember walmart would have good sales on it. There is a forum on slim fast for support.

[RICHARD]

http://www.petoftheday.com/talk/show...ight=top+ramen


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I told this story once before....


3 tacos for 99 cents.....

Five dollars in my pocket.

12 tacos, mixed up some kool aid when I got home. and my stomach stoppd growling!!

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Actually if you buy an Orange soda that makes the complete meal.

Taco = Meat (?) Veggies, Cheese and Grain (tortilla), orange soda?

The five major food groups!!!

[king2005]

I remember when I lived with my dad. boy those were some sad years. The dog got his $50.00 bag of Nutro dog food (3 months worth). Paid the min on the bills & then ate cans of tuna We didn't have enough for bread, cause we choose Milk instead. Lickly my group of friends at school, got sick of me eating a can of tuna & brought extra sandwiches & bought me stuff at the cafe

My sister was living on ick food, then she landed a decent boyfriend who was jobless. BUT they went grocery shopping at his mothers house My dad pays for her apt & mom pays for her bills, but they cannot give her much as in food $ so she had to be careful. Now her b/f has a job & hes making a decent $. So hes paying for 50% of everything & buying 100% of the food.. my parents are happy. & hopefully she put on some weight, being 90pounds or less is just SICK!

We both have tha same body structure, so she sould be about 125p & I should be 130p (I wish, I'm a bit chunky hehe)

[davidpizzica]

Oh yeah, I know the feeling? As anna_66 said, if you have an Aldis (or Save a Lot) near you, you can really save some money. Take your own bags though, because you have to pay for theirs (unless you use their little boxes)

Jen, there's an Aldi's right in Penn hills shopping center. I know all of the cashiers there! (My second home!)

[JenBKR]

Jen, there's an Aldi's right in Penn hills shopping center. I know all of the cashiers there! (My second home!)

LOL I know, there's an aldis in Greensburg and a Save a Lot in Gbg and Mt. Pleasant. They know me well, yes they do...