Just curious. I'm going to be living either in on campus apartments or a dorm this next January, and I'm interested in some of the conconctions some of you came up with up in those dorms..lol. I know my budget is going to be tight, so any help is appreciated.
2006-08-12 14:58:30 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
Ramen noodles - cheapest thing around, lots of flavors, quick and easy, did I say cheap. There are a lot of recipes you can use, you start with 33 cents and work your way up. Here are some Recipes... lol
http://mattfischer.com/ramen/
Canned Tuna, Canned Chicken, Canned Everything...well almost everything
Crackers, Peanut Better, Instant Flavored Oatmeal, Cereal Bars, Pop Tarts, Cereal and Milk! (a must for all hours)
Eggs- you can do wonders with eggs
Pasta- easy, fast fulfilling
Something with Caffeine, for me Coke, my roommate Redbull, my cousin Coffee... You need to stay awake!
Hot Pockets -no time to waste, a little pricey :-)
Hot Dogs - cheap
French Fries - a bag of frozen ones cost like 80 cents
Mashed Potatoes-cheap done quickly
ect...
And if you want to splurge theres always the Wendy's value meal. :-)
2006-08-12 15:27:36 · answer #1 · answered by Dante 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get the sunday paper. Clip the coupons and find the sales. Find the cheap off-brand grocery stores. A few of my favorites:
Refried Bean Soup:
1 can refried beans
1 can tomatoes (or salsa)
1 vegetable bullion cube
1 can water
Mix together and heat. Good with cheese and sour cream.
Tasty Egg Dish
I/4 can spinach
2 eggs
1 jalepino
Chop up pepper, beat eggs, combine in pan stirring constantly.
There's also a great cheeseburger pie recipe on the inside of a box of bisquick.
Spagetti's super cheap to make.
Rice and beans are filling and a great source of protien. If you don't feel like making them yourself, they're 99 cents at Taco Bell.
Remember: Junk food might be cheaper, but it doesn't fill you up so you'll end up eating more.
2006-08-12 15:27:42 · answer #2 · answered by Rosasharn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
salvation army food and ramen noodles but i must worn you i ate ramen noodles for a week straight and i got sick so try to buy some vegetables to put in their and mix up the taste alittle and this part is really important get yourself a samsclub card so you can get freesamples. we yoused to go everyday. And when ever you go to walmart go to the hot food section get what ever you want like chiken strips and such and pretend your shoppin put stuff in the cart and eat while you shop. when you are done just leave. I know i stole all these things but i needed money for beer.
2006-08-12 15:04:12 · answer #3 · answered by the_cheap_rolex 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ramen noodles -they are usually 4 for a dollar
Macaroni and cheese
rice
noodles
hamburger is usually pretty cheap
crackers
peanut butter
bread
2006-08-16 08:43:21 · answer #4 · answered by shafermeyer 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Open face tomato sandwiches. Take a slice of bread, slather that sucker with mayo. Top with fresh tomato slices and salt.
That's it. Quick, easy and cheap. When I was going to college, cheap meant a lot. Had more to spend on wine that way. :-)
2006-08-12 15:44:03 · answer #5 · answered by GregW 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL Ramen noodles
Rice w/ soy sauce (dull combination I know)..And if you wanna go veggie, go for cans of corn or green beans(pretty cheap from Sam's Club). :D
2006-08-12 15:38:23 · answer #6 · answered by deep_crawl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oodles of Noodles
Spam
5 gallon jar of spaghetti sauce
Occasionally, we combined all 3
2006-08-12 15:05:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hamburger helper, rice, and ready-made salads are what I survived off my first year and I only gained 3 pounds out of the freshman 15.
2006-08-12 16:00:02 · answer #8 · answered by L.M.L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ramen Noodles. I also ate a lot of hot pockets. I also ate mushrooms one night.....
2006-08-12 15:06:50 · answer #9 · answered by ♥ Tori ♥ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ramen Noodles, ate them everyday.....can't eat them anymore!
2006-08-12 15:04:16 · answer #10 · answered by j231977 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋