By Mike Thayer

Can you eat for a week on just $50?

Breaking it down by the day, that’s about $7.14 per day or $2.38 per meal.

Here’s lunch for day 2:  Chicken nuggets & green beans.  With only a 30 minute lunch break, this meal was easy peasy quick to prepare.  Thank you microwave.  While the chicken and beans were heating up I made a quick mustard/mayo and seasoning salt ‘aioli’ for a chicken nugget dipping sauce. The beans were simply dressed with salt and pepper and a tab of butter.  This meal cost me only $2.15 to prepare and that included a glass of lemonade.  TIP:  Do you have any powdered drink mixes like Country Time Lemonade in your pantry?

Meal totals for the day:  

Breakfast:  $1.75
Lunch:  $2.15

Cumulative total for the Challenge:

Day 1:  $7.25 Day 2:  $3.90 (breakfast & lunch)

Grand Total:  $11.15 so far and on budget!  Holding off on the Ramen…..  for now…. 

$50 to eat for a week, are you up for the challenge?

$pend Wisely My Friends…

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