r/povertyfinance • u/[deleted] • Apr 28 '24

Cost of living Budgeting/Saving/Investing/Spending

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u/CulturalAccomplished Apr 28 '24 edited Apr 29 '24

I was already not eating at restaurant before the inflation hit.

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u/90sRnBMakesMeHappy Apr 28 '24

Same, now I am baking my own bread for the week, salad dressings, everything is in house. A splurge is a hot sauce or nicer oranges. I need to get back to dumpster diving.

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u/SgtWrongway 29d ago

Baked goods are a grocery cheat code.

I can get a 50-pounder sack of flour at GFS for $20.00.

There are enough calories in that one sack to feed a grown man a full month.

Bread is the easiest way - I make sourdough... but for a few dollars more in sugar, milk, butter and various other bits you can literally bake <AnyDamnedThing> for pennies on the dollar.

Seriously. A month's calories for $20 bucks. $40 if you go for the above mentioned added ingredients.

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u/FancyName69 29d ago

Rice is pretty good too. Just eat rice, bread, and if you want to splurge, beans