So....I am currently living on a $10 daily budget, that is, after I have substracted my fixed monthly expenses such as rent, cell phone bill, taxes, health insurance, and the alike.
My goal is to live within a 10 dollar daily budget for food and other misc. items. But is it possible? I guess I'll have to track my spendings and find out. I also have to mention here that I live with my girlfriend, and I often buy food for the two of us with my $10.
So, two people, and 10 dollars....okay..hmm...
I cook almost everyday. Usually I would spend about 97 cents on lettuce and about $1.50 on uncooked pork.
Today I managed to spend a total of $2.00 on food. I bought a whole lettuce and 3-coffee jello-thingie. That is roughly 200 yen in Japan. Which means, I am under budget today!! YAY!! How exciting!!
However, does anyone here have any good recipes? Something simple and easy? And healthy?
Living on a $10 daily budget
October 31st, 2006 at 12:53 pm
October 31st, 2006 at 01:04 pm 1162299843
the prices go down in you buy in larger quantities, rather than daily or weekly. do your grocery items go on sale in tokyo? if so, you may be able to save money on your current recipes by buying larger quantities less often.
October 31st, 2006 at 03:14 pm 1162307647
Rice and Beans:
2 c white rice
1 16oz can pink kindney beans
1 8 oz can black beans
2 green peppers
chilli powder to taste
Since I always have white rice and chili powder on hand, all I need to do is buy the two cans of beans, and the peppers, which is about $4.00 together...and I easily get about 4 meals out of this. If I'm feeling rich on a special day, I'll add in some cooked ground hamburger or turkey...depending on which is cheaper.
Enjoy!
October 31st, 2006 at 04:57 pm 1162313861
October 31st, 2006 at 05:38 pm 1162316283
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November 8th, 2006 at 07:04 am 1162969454
Take Cottage Cheese, throw in diced tomato, i table spoon to Thyme, diced italian tomato, half teaspoon of basil olive oil or some nice extra virgin olive oil, salt and ground pepper.
mix mixture together
Toast 2 pieces of bread (slightly brown)
Put the mixture in some nutty grain bread (or of your choice).
Chow. Its simple, healthy, and tastes v. good.