I have $150 for food for the next month. How do I not die

>>7913697
no why

>>7913702
american why

>>7913686
I used to live off less than $100 per month. Buy chicken, rice, salsa, eggs, bread, peanut butter, ramen and whatever else you can afford.

It's pretty easy.

Bone head.

Go cold turkey and spend your food budget solely on food.

Heck, if you have any friends they would probably get you drunk if you cook for them, which you could easily do with that big of a budget.

>>7913686
Ben probably doesn't live there anymore

>>7913719
im not an alcoholic though wtf

>>7913726

Then cut back on whatever other drug you're spending your food money on. Or are you trying to feed an entire family on that amount of money?

If you need alcohol really bad, you could try hanging out with other alcoholics.

Hey op if you're craving whiskey or beer just invite me over, I'll bring all you need if you cook me a decent meal

why does everyone in this thread think i'm a drug addict or an alcoholic? I'm moving and won't start my job until September so I have 150 for food. that's all

spend it all on weed instead

>>7913686
$40/week isn't too sacrificial
Just plan on fried egg sandwiches, grilled cheese, tuna fish salad or PBJ sandwiches. Oatmeal and milk. Cheapest fruit you can buy by the bag, apples or tangerines or bananas. Buy one get one cheap sandwich bread, freeze second loaf and do toast with it. Hispanic food you make from scratch, onions, peppers, rice, dry beans you soaked, minimal amount of smoked meat, from package of andouille smoked kielbasa type bargains, cheap ham hock or ham steak, pork steaks. Cheap tortillas in a stack, simmered meat cooked with onions, latin seasoning. That kind of thing can keep you going for a while in variety and price if you buy fatty dark meats.
Only spend half of your budget and keep the rest for handling cravings that happen from your deprivation diet, to supplement your dinner by a couple more ingredients that occur to you to buy later, such as a $5 pizza sale.

Stop stopping off on your drive home for a daily double extra baconator value meal as a snack and you'll save enough money to eat like a king.

>>7913686
Its not that hard.
I would probably try first doing lots of freezer-friendly foods like stew/guiso/tarts/

http://www.food.com/recipe/guiso-304479
Sorry I' dont have time to write a guiso receipe but this one is ok.

wait is everyone seriously saying 35 dollars a week is easy?

>>7913761
$25 per week is easy if you're not a complete retard.

>>7913762

With that amount of money he could buy an entire basic top of the line home brewing setup and the ingredients to brew a solid 5 gallons, and still be able to afford liverwurst on rye every third day of the week.

>>7913765

wrong.. $50 a week is easy.

$25 a week is barely scraping by, eating eggs/milk/rice/beans/bananas/broccoli. i think you could hit ~1500 calories a day and not die of malnutrition or get fat.

>>7913772

yeah by my math that's barely 50 beers for an entire month.. i'm drinking a minimum of 10 beers on at least two days out of each week.

>>7913772

Nobody was talking about alcoholism, despite OP's obvious addiction. I was just saying that with the amount of money he has he could start doing quality homebrewing and not having to fuck around with your sugar and yeast jenkum prison wine slosh.

Just wait till the end of the day and get 3mcdoubled. Even maybe a drink each day.

flour
water
yeast
chicken
mayo
spend rest on veggies and fruits
no knead your way to victory

>>7913781

>spend your money on water

You might as well just tell him to buy bottom shelf vodka if you're going to give such poor liquor making advice for someone on a budget.

kek at everyone saying op is an alcohol

>>7913783

I was the one to first point out OP's obvious alcohol problem, and the home brewing thing was a joke (it takes at minimum a month to brew a batch of beer).

People always argue that cheep wine is the best way to spend your money, but I can attest that bottom shelf handles of vodka are more cost effective, and more importantly, more efficient.

You could always buy a baggie of H and a ticket to the planetarium and do a Sarah Lynn, OP.

I find that the easiest way to get drunk without money is to go to your local gay bar, go into the women's restroom...the gays usually put excess liquor/cases of beer in the women's restroom because women aren't allowed in homosexual bars so they use the women's bathroom as storage.

>>7913781

>mayo
>not just buying eggs and olive oil

dude..

>>7913803

He can't even fuel his alcoholism while also eating enough on $150 to get through a single month, and you actually think he can do something as simple as make homemade mayo?

>>7913808
i'm not an alcoholic please stop this smear campaign

>>7913810

Meth, opioids, coke... whatever. It's an anonymous image board and nobody cares. The important thing is to actually feed yourself real food.

Wow, I can't even believe this thread. Where I live its essentially impossible to eat for less than 20$ a day. I mean sure, you could pick a stale bagel out of a garbage can for free and eat nothing else...But making even 1-2 actual meals that have vegetables, meat is minimum of 20 bucks.

>>7913813
You're so full of shit, your eyes are brown. No where on the planet save for Venezuela does it cost anywhere near $20 a day to feed yourself. What are you, 800 lbs?

OP, Mad Dog 20/20 is pretty inexpensive.

>>7913813
This is fucking bollocks. Where do you live?

>>7913790
[Spoiler] she mentioned being an architect at least three different times, in all seasons [/spoiler]

a bottle of everclear will keep you drunk for most of that month and you should have enough left over for bread and tinned fish. try and get vegetables once in a while and always remember there are people out there who can give you support http://www.aa.org/pages/en_US/find-local-aa

good luck friendo

>>7913790

wrong.. bacardi 151 or everclear is easily the best bang for your buck. you can get blackout drunk off of a few shots of either one in rapid succession and they're both like $15 a bottle in the states.

>>7913808

valid point, but still: you can make A LOT of mayo with 12 egg yolks and a couple quarts of cheap salad oil plus a couple tablespoons of red wine vinegar and salt/pepper to taste.

if my alcohol budget started cutting into my food budget, that'd be a sign for me to quit drinking desu.

>>7913837
im not an alcoholic idk why everyone thinks i am

>>7913851
That sounds scary. What is up with that?

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>>7913846
>blackout drunk off of a few shots
Brother, I wish that was true. I really do.

>>7913850
sure man, i told myself the same thing for 10 years. it took a divorce, an arrest and near bankruptcy for me to snap out of it.

come on dude you owe it to yourself to be honest. you have people here advising you to drink everclear for fucks sake. you have a problem. one of these days you will need to wake up and smell the turkey.

>>7913859

let's do the math..

everclear is 190 proof, meaning it's 95% pure alcohol.

regular booze is 80 proof, which is 40% alcohol.

a shot of everclear is ~2.25 times as potent as a shot of regular alcohol. if you slam two doubles of everclear (four shots), that's the same as nine shots of regular liquor.

maybe you're quite far along in your alcoholism, but that would black me out at this point in time for sure. we used to drink a lot of 151/everclear in highschool because of how cost efficient it was.

>>7913875
>maybe you're quite far along in your alcoholism
Perhaps I am but really, 4 shots of Everclear wouldn't put me on my ass. I'd still remain well functional. Maybe I should be disappointed and ashamed of myself if you are correct.

>>7913883

the four shots of everclear is a little more than the equivalent of 1/3 of a 5th of standard liquor.. except you can down it in two doubles back to back before you even feel the first one.

have you ever drank everclear before? it's a whole different animal.

>>7913909

liar, there's no way somebody who doesn't drink managed to get down a fifth of anything in a half hour.

to make it believable, you should have said you slammed it in 5-10 minutes. you would have been retching by the halfway mark if it had taken you a half hour.

>>7913918
Come to my house and enjoy an intravenous shot of heroin and soju. We can call each other liars for the rest of the day.

>>7913935

that sounds rad, but i wouldn't bang any 'ron..

i'd drink soju with you, though, anon.

>>7913686
You can buy around 115 McChickens with that type of dough.

Even if you stuff your fat face with three squares a day, that's only 90 McChickens.

You got this.

>>7913875
>>7913883
>>7913896
>mfw you live in shitty Florida and the good EverClear isn't sold here.

We only have the 150 proof here.

>>7913820
Yeah a single chicken is between 10$ and 25$ here. I guess I just like actual meals that include rice, meat, and vegetables, or something like that.

>>7913826
i weigh about 175, you guys are just lucky to live where things are affordable maybe. or you don't mind eating ramen for every meal (i can't really handle that anymore)
>>7913831
I agree its bs. I live in eastern canada. to top it off there is a whopping 15% tax on everything, and if it comes in a container there is a 10 cent deposit (which you don't get back when you recycle).
As stated, i could eat plain, very shitty quality rice only every day. or ramen or something, but i'm talking about having 1-2 actual meals that include protein and vegetables per day. you don't even want to know what it would cost to eat out here lol

>>7914003

i know that feel.. i grew up in ohio and the homie was in the air national guard and had to go down to kentucky once a month so he would stock up for us.

i think it was like $10 a bottle in KY.. one time these broads we were hanging out with were acting hard like they could keep up with us so we gave the one a double shot who then proceeded to projectile vomit all over the basement as soon as she got the liquor down.

ended up in multiple fights, ended up in jail one time in downtown cleveland at the cuyahoga county jail after getting blackout wasted on everclear for st paddys day and getting in a fight, did all kinds of stupid shit that made me look like a retard on the stuff.

if you're tryna get really shitty, it's definitely the ticket.

eat a little caesars pizza every day.

>>7913785
its the police mam your son has been killed by a hit and run driver, the driver was an alcohol

>>7914018
>ended up in multiple fights, ended up in jail one time in downtown cleveland at the cuyahoga county jail after getting blackout wasted on everclear for st paddys day and getting in a fight, did all kinds of stupid shit that made me look like a retard on the stuff.

Nice testimonial for why it should be illegal, lel.

>>7914084

that was basically my point..

it's a whole nother animal than regular liquor. i'd say that everclear is one of the strongest drugs you can get (including illegal ones).

>>7913686
Go to the atm you lazy cocksucker

>>7914144
Huh?

>>7914144
I was thinking this same thing about 30 minutes ago but I was too lazy to post it but now I'm not lazy and actually feel pretty good. My back is a lot better.

>>7914144
h-how do you know i'm in Canada?

Tuna, beans, eggs, rice, pasta and even chicken is affordable. For one person, 150 a month is almost the normal budget. My gf and I spend around 350-400 a month for 2 and we buy whatever the fuck we want.

On average I spend $80 per paycheck on groceries. I live just fine going out once or twice a week as well.

Just plan out your meals and get ingredients based on that. If you're really concerned, make big pots of soup or pasta that will last you a few days.

>>7914158
yeah get a credit card or a loan

>>7914174
This.

I'm from the UK and I spend £40 a month on groceries and I eat well. When I was a student I spent around £25 a month.

The trick is you buy things like rice, beans, pasta and spices in bulk. I got a huge box of 48 packets of 500g pasta for around £20 on amazon.

Once you have the bulk dry food above you pad out with fresh goods each month with the help of coupons and discounts.

In the UK there is a fantastic website called mysupermarket which lists all prices of all products including discounts and compares how much you'd spend for UK groceries.

Simply use that and look for savvy buys on both meat and veg on the website and pick and choose along with the usual basic addon of eggs and bread.

Most supermarkets in the UK do delivery and they offer vouchers if you order delivery.

A typical order for me is around £80 worth of stuff plus mass discounts plus usually a £10-£20 off coupon bringing it down to about £40 a month and I live very well.

Extra tip is to buy bigger amounts of foods (like larger tubs of chicken) as it works out cheaper by the kilo and then you simply make dishes on mass and freeze.

>>7913686
sorry to hear about the addiction OP but that could easily buy you 7 handles

>>7913729
>conservatives.

>>7914305
yeah i was assuming OP is between jobs or something and is going to be making more cash soon

your best chance at survival is to get off food stamps and find a job

>>7913686
i have a budget of 40 bucks a month for food. its easy.

>>7913859
This... My tolerance has always been high AMD its super high Lately. Been drinking too much lately. A handle gets me drunk like 2-3 times depending on how much I've eaten that day.

>comparing month budgets
>probably totally different countries
smart

5 dollars a day?
Egg sandwich for breakfast (2 eggs, sliced cheese on toast w/butter + coffee 1$.
Beans and rice for lunch, <1$.
For supper add more beans and rice to a burrito wrap with a diced roma tomato 2$.
Use the last dollar and change for a 24 oz cheap beer to wash it down. Or skip supper and just buy more beer

>>7914014
I live in Quebec and eat pretty well on 30$/week.

You might be retarded

Buy several loaves of ww bread and jars of peanut butter. Should be less than $50 for the month.

>>7913686
Don't be fucking retarded. No eating out, no fast food. Buy large quantities of your meat and rice for carbs. Cook everything at home, it's cheaper than even fast food. Not prepackaged frozen dinner shit. Actual food.

>>7914014
>eating ramen for every meal
>$20 a day
>ramen costs $6 a pack

hope you enjoy frozen chicken, peanut butter sandwiches, eggs and omelets, and lots of ramen, cuz that's all you're gonna be able to eat if you want that to last the whole month.

t. A NEET who has been living off of $194 in food for the last few years.

>>7913686
You can be as strong as a horse or fat as fuck for less than half that you jackass

>>7913686
Is your rent paid for? If so, spend it all on booze and get food from food bank.

>>7916550
????????????
I get a pack of 6 packages of ramen for 1 dollar. One package per meal, buy minute rice for everything else. Obviously not luxury but if you NEED to live...

Also food bank

you can come over to my house and my mom will cook me pizza rolls and i will let you have some but only if you play mario party 2 with me

>>7913770
Jesus christ, 25$ a week I could buy frozen microwave shit and survive and have left overs. There's literally 1k cal burritos that cost 1-2$. You could even make giant burritos for less.

50$ a week I could order out every fucking day

>>7913686
Now that I think about it, I spend about $20 a day for 3 meals, plus $15 on booze a day. Even if I cut out the booze, I would have to buy only vegetables and rice or pasta, very little meat, nothing processed, including bread, cereal, fast food. Just make stews.

wat

that's my normal food budget

stop ordering pizzas dumbo

Guy who has been living in his car for four months now checking in, I got you covered.

If you have appliances to work with, such as a range, oven, refrigerator, etc, then this is very easy. Buy basic ingredients, like eggs, milled grains/whatever else, rice, dry beans, and then mix/hydrate/etc them yourself with water to make breads, tortillas, whatever you can really think of. Buy either bulk frozen vegetables (frozen at peak season) or checkout local farmer's markets for vegetables. Proteins is where it gets a bit tough, but not unreasonable. Look into sharing a butchered cow, goat, whatever, with someone and then freeze what you're not going to immediately use or use the largest tubs of cheap tofu you can find to dice for later. All of these items can be cooked on the range, in a pot, slowcooker, or rice cooker. Simple.

If you don't have access to things to cook with, which is exactly where I'm at, well, then, it's time to get creative. Peanut butter is your friend here, it's the nutrient/protein paste of the gods that can go on about anything without it tasting foul. As for your fruits and vegetables, you can hit up the local farmer's market and then one of your local markets to see if they have any discarded foam coolers and some dry ice/freezer packs. Meat is hard if you can't cook it properly, as you're not going to find much quality meat in small quantities that will last. You can go for a tartare approach with a fork/knife and a bowl, but you're going to need eggs, herbs, other toppings (capers, pickles, etc), and bread to really make it work. I'd stick with the peanut butter, other nuts, some raw avocado or other similar things, and maybe some raw eggs if you can stomach it (breakfast of cold brewed coffee sludge reduction, raw egg in a bowl with some sort of starch is pretty decent). Tinned meat is the last resort.

Oh, and you can likely find some dandelions around to make a pretty decent wine with a starter kit to keep you drunk.