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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two tips from when we went through a tough period of unemployment:
1. We started going to the library all the time. It became the thing we did when we needed to get out and go somewhere, because there is no risk of spending money there. You can get movies, music, books and sometimes other stuff like museum passes.

2. Eggs. They’re good and quick on the nights when you are so tired and would’ve otherwise ordered food. Meal planning is great but you also need realistic meals for the nights everyone is too exhausted or busy to cook.[/quote]

Add to your eggs, cabbage

Cabbage is so cheap.  Paired with rice, onions and eggs, cabbage can stretch for 2-3 filling, tasty meals.[/quote]

And pancakes. You can do pancakes with eggs and milk in the batter for some protein. Or you can make a frittata with sweet potatoes and some cheese. I ate a ton of eggs and rice in grad school and also leaned on carrots a lot for veggies. You can mix rice up with chicken stock if it gets boring. Trader Joe’s is usually less expensive, so you may want to look there. I would also try to eliminate as much single serving stuff as possible since it’s more cost effective to buy a big carton of yogurt than like 6-8 little yogurts. If portion size is important you can measure things out. [/quote]

For snacks, get popcorn, real popcorn, and learn to cook it in a pot on the stove.  One container of Orville Reddenbacher from Walmart costs about $6.00, and will make 10 or so generous bowls of popcorn, so with the oil and salt you can get enough popcorn to fill out a brownbagged lunch for less than a bit of change per lunch.  It is much cheaper than most other snacks and filling too[/quote]

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