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.
It’s Day 4 dinner time! Can you say cheeseburgers? Yes, yes you can….. Before making the patties, I put in some garlic powder, steak rub, a little Worcestershire Sauce, a bit of BBQ Sauce and mixed to incorporate. I fried the burgers in a super hot cast iron skillet to get that nice crust on the outside of the meat. I topped the burgers with American cheese, simply dressed them with ketchup and mustard and did the buns in some garlic butter and a bit of that steak rub. DELICIOUS! This meal only cost me about $2.25 to prepare. TIP: Don’t forget to buy lettuce, tomato and onion at the grocery store. I got the hamburger for $2.99 a pound at Costco.
Meal totals for the day:
Breakfast: $1.00Lunch: $0.96
Dinner: $2.25
Cumulative total for the Challenge:
Day 1: $7.25 Day 2: $6.90Day 3: $6.55Day 4: $4.21
Grand Total: $24.91 so far and under budget! My budget allowance was $28.56 after four days, I’m $3.65 below that cap! Holding off on the Ramen….. for now….
$50 to eat for a week, are you up for the challenge?
Bachelor on the Cheap Challenge: $50 to eat for a week, Day 4, Dinner – Bachelor on the Cheap
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.
It’s Day 4 dinner time! Can you say cheeseburgers? Yes, yes you can….. Before making the patties, I put in some garlic powder, steak rub, a little Worcestershire Sauce, a bit of BBQ Sauce and mixed to incorporate. I fried the burgers in a super hot cast iron skillet to get that nice crust on the outside of the meat. I topped the burgers with American cheese, simply dressed them with ketchup and mustard and did the buns in some garlic butter and a bit of that steak rub. DELICIOUS! This meal only cost me about $2.25 to prepare. TIP: Don’t forget to buy lettuce, tomato and onion at the grocery store. I got the hamburger for $2.99 a pound at Costco.
Meal totals for the day:
Breakfast: $1.00Lunch: $0.96
Dinner: $2.25
Cumulative total for the Challenge:
Day 1: $7.25 Day 2: $6.90Day 3: $6.55Day 4: $4.21
Grand Total: $24.91 so far and under budget! My budget allowance was $28.56 after four days, I’m $3.65 below that cap! Holding off on the Ramen….. for now….
$50 to eat for a week, are you up for the challenge?