By Mike Thayer Payday isn’t for another couple days and you’ve got just a few bucks in your wallet….  What are you going to eat over the next few days? Been there, done that. That’s why it’s SO important to have a well stocked pantry, to be able to make and eat good food until […]

By Mike Thayer Ramen soup, it’s cheap, it’s a budget food, a single-person’s food, a plan ‘B’ food, a college dorm food, a don’t-know-what-else-to-have-so-this-will-have-to-do food… Don’t just make it per the package instructions, liven things up! Make a quick egg drop soup. Prepare the Ramen chicken soup as normal….   Add a dash of garlic powder, […]

By Mike Thayer Don’t throw those bones away! Bones and meat scraps are the foundations for stock, which you can use to create some fantastic soups, sauces, gravies as well as flavor side dishes like rice, potatoes and pasta with. Those bones and meat scraps, combined with some nice veggies – all translate to flavor!  […]

Ramen noodles getting all happy in butter! By Mike Thayer Having a salad but don’t have any croutons, crackers or other crunchy element to top it with? Break open a bag of Ramen. My mom taught me this one back in the day when she was looking for something different to do in putting together […]

By Mike Thayer  Can a person get tired of eating just burgers?  HECK NO! In a celebration of summer, yours truly is celebrating with what is THE iconic food of summer, the burger.  For a week, lunch and dinner will feature some sort of burger, starting off with a classic cheeseburger and then going on […]

By Mike Thayer Why be on the rush for fast food, when you can enjoy something you cooked?  Why shell out $7 for a burger, fries and a drink, when you can fix yourself something just as good for about $2 or $3? And no, I’m not overlooking the convenience of fast food, I just […]

Bachelor on the Cheap Update 06/13/2022:  Originally posted back in 2016, just look at how much the price of cheese has gone up, especially in the last two years!  That same package of Kraft American Cheese Singles costing $4 in 2016 has since doubled in price, now going for around $8!  The five pound block […]

By Mike Thayer  Can a person get tired of eating just burgers?  HECK NO! In a celebration of summer, yours truly is celebrating with what is THE iconic food of summer, the burger.  For a week, lunch and dinner will feature some sort of burger, starting off with a classic cheeseburger and then going on […]

By Mike Thayer  Can a person get tired of eating just burgers?  HECK NO! In a celebration of summer, yours truly is celebrating with what is THE iconic food of summer, the burger.  For a week, lunch and dinner will feature some sort of burger, starting off with a classic cheeseburger and then going on […]

By Mike Thayer Can a person get tired of eating just burgers? HECK NO! In a celebration of summer, yours truly is celebrating with what is THE iconic food of summer, the burger. For a week, lunch and dinner will feature some sort of burger, starting off with a classic cheeseburger and then going on […]

By Mike Thayer Can a person get tired of eating just burgers? HECK NO! In a celebration of summer, yours truly is celebrating with what is THE iconic food of summer, the burger. For a week, lunch and dinner will feature some sort of burger, starting off with a classic cheeseburger and then going on […]

By Mike Thayer OK, hopefully you already know what Pho is and appreciate the attempt at humor in the title….  For those of you who don’t know what Pho (pronounced ‘Fuh’) is, it’s a Vietnamese soup, an hours long simmering of meat bones (usually beef or chicken) and spices added to develop a really, really […]

By Mike Thayer If you’re not a fan of Dollar Tree, then I must ask, “Why not?” Have you shopped there?  Have you given it a shot? Full Disclosure:  I had never stepped foot inside one of their stores until after my divorce, a few years back.  I only did so, upon recommendation from some […]

By Mike Thayer If you have a friend that’s giving some items away, or you find something at a garage sale that’s ‘iffy’, or you see something you like at a thrift store, take it! Today’s project. Reclaimed furniture. This used to be a glass top coffee table. The glass top shattered, and rather than […]