By Mike Thayer
Can you eat nothing but fast food value meals for a week on just $50?
That’s a budget of just $7.14 a day.
Are there enough restaurants out there offering value meals that will fit in the budget? Will there be enough variety? Will I stay full enough, no snacking required?
I say I can stay under budget and eat well to boot.
It’s Day 4 and dinner time
As much as I’ve tried to avoid defaulting back to a restaurant I’ve already ordered from in this challenge, I have no other choice for tonight’s dinner.
I resorted to having a McDonald’s Cheeseburger on the $1 value menu.
Although McDonald’s is NOT on my Top 10 list of fast food joints, I’ll give them this, I’m finding them to have the best deals.
The cheeseburger, while ordinary, did the trick of satisfying my hunger…. For now. Will I find the need to snack later tonight? After all, all I had was a cheeseburger….
Meal total for the day:
Breakfast: $2.53
Lunch: $3.75
Dinner: $1.08
Cumulative total for the Challenge:
Day 1: $7.29
Day 2: $6.44
Day 3: $7.27
Day 4: $7.36
I went over budget by 15 cents on Day 1. I was under budget by 55 cents on Day 2. I went over budget by 13 cents on Day 3. I had a 27 cent surplus going into today, went over budget by 22 cents, leaving me with a 5 cent surplus.
Grand Total: $28.36 completing Day 4
The nice thing about this challenge – No dish washing required! Bonus!
And then there’s bonus #2: A growing surplus of napkins!
Bonus #3: The opportunity to rack up on condiment packets….. You knew that was coming, right? What bachelor does NOT have condiment packets in his fridge? I’ve racked up ketchup, mustard, mayo, salt, pepper, ranch dressing, buffalo sauce and honey!
$pend Wisely My Friends…
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A Bachelor on the Cheap Challenge: Eating Fast Food Value Meals for a Week on a $50 Budget, Day 4, Dinner – Bachelor on the Cheap
By Mike Thayer
Can you eat nothing but fast food value meals for a week on just $50?
That’s a budget of just $7.14 a day.
Are there enough restaurants out there offering value meals that will fit in the budget? Will there be enough variety? Will I stay full enough, no snacking required?
I say I can stay under budget and eat well to boot.
It’s Day 4 and dinner time
As much as I’ve tried to avoid defaulting back to a restaurant I’ve already ordered from in this challenge, I have no other choice for tonight’s dinner.
I resorted to having a McDonald’s Cheeseburger on the $1 value menu.
Although McDonald’s is NOT on my Top 10 list of fast food joints, I’ll give them this, I’m finding them to have the best deals.
The cheeseburger, while ordinary, did the trick of satisfying my hunger…. For now. Will I find the need to snack later tonight? After all, all I had was a cheeseburger….
Meal total for the day:
Breakfast: $2.53
Lunch: $3.75
Dinner: $1.08
Cumulative total for the Challenge:
Day 1: $7.29
Day 2: $6.44
Day 3: $7.27
Day 4: $7.36
I went over budget by 15 cents on Day 1. I was under budget by 55 cents on Day 2. I went over budget by 13 cents on Day 3. I had a 27 cent surplus going into today, went over budget by 22 cents, leaving me with a 5 cent surplus.
Grand Total: $28.36 completing Day 4
The nice thing about this challenge – No dish washing required! Bonus!
And then there’s bonus #2: A growing surplus of napkins!
Bonus #3: The opportunity to rack up on condiment packets….. You knew that was coming, right? What bachelor does NOT have condiment packets in his fridge? I’ve racked up ketchup, mustard, mayo, salt, pepper, ranch dressing, buffalo sauce and honey!
$pend Wisely My Friends…
Enjoy this post?
If you appreciate the article you just read and want to support more great content on BachelorontheCheap.com, you can help keep this site going with a one-time or a monthly donation. Thank you so much for your support! ~ Mike