How To Live On $3 a Day | One Dollar Meals | Day One |
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In this episode we are exploring how to really survive, in a big way, on $1 a meal, that's $3 a day, and $21 for an entire week.
I set out to figure out how it would be possible for someone to really eat, not only cheap, but still make amazing food and feel satisfied.
On day one I am exploring how to shop at the market on a budget, getting the most bang for your buck and how to start prepping food for the week as well as making a few quick snacks and snagging samples and condiments from stores to help with the week. #budgeteating #3dollaraday - Навчання та стиль
it's nice to see lil dicky saving dat money
I just looked at pics of lil dicky next to this guy and now there's no one that can convince me that this isn't lil dicky
Lol saaaaame his long lost brother
Insult to lil dicky
Mvp
Gold
College students: *heavy breathing*
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so true
I watched this a year ago just to watch the content, as a college student now, I need this lol.
ilreality broke boys😂
too bad I don't have the time to walk around for free samples xd
Excellent video! I'm 66 years old, been cooking since I was 9 but have learned much from your videos. Love love love them.
What was the first meal you cooked?
Chef Piggy you wouldn’t expect a 66 year old maybe now 67 or 68 year old to know first thing he cooked when he was 9 that was 58 years ago if he is now 67
@@cashhh_07 this is why I enjoy the internet :)
He said all this in one breath
1:12
and I watched on 2x to boot.
almost im like take a breath bro your making want to exhale a couple times just listening to you hahah
This video series has literally kept me eating for the past few months. I'm so broke so this meant a lot. Please do more.
Mallorie Vance feel for u bro 😭
I hope you're in a better place now.
@@kelseygriffin9693 I hope you can safe some with these videos and have some progress in your life 😊☺
@@danielarodrigues4577 thank you. We are better off. My husband got a new job, we used 401k to pay off debt we were being garnished for, and we budget. We have "enough" now, but still keep ramen in the house.
@@kelseygriffin9693 good job hope the best for you
go to walmart, go to the bakery section, go get "oops bread" they have baskets of "imperfect" bread, get a big ass loaf of bread for a dollar.
+ArkTiicDream genius!
Whoah never knew that!!
+Brothers Green Eats the bananas pancake is genius! I've been trying out some of these recipes and they've been blowing me away and impressing friends and family alike. keep it up!
+ArkTiicDream I do that with fruit. Have a discount basket of overripe fruit at stores. Some I will chop up and freeze for smoothies , and even some are still delicious if they are used within a few days. Sometimes, have to take another step to eat fresh versus processed fruit in this high- priced world.
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So, if I've learned how...
1. Pray for sales to happen
2. Get free samples and sauce packets
3. Try not to starve to death
You sir have learned nothing
Here is the trick I've learned related to #1. Go shopping often, when you don't need to. Why? Because each time you catch a sale, you can stock up on one or two items, and not over pay for items that you don't actually need yet. You can store these large stocks of items. You never have to buy anything for full price so eventually after a month or two you'll build up a huge larder of food you can literally live on for months if you have to, just by shopping when you don't need to shop. Obviously some items won't last very long so you can buy those as needed but even many veggies and fruits if refrigerated can last quite a while. Not only does this save you money but if you happen to live in a place with natural disasters, you'll literally have months of food on hand at home by default. I'm at the point now where I only shop once a week just for a few essentials that spoil fast and maybe top up any other staples that happen to be on sale. I rarely ever fill a shopping cart anymore and I eat quite well.....perhaps too well. If you avoid pre packaged nonsense food and cook your own you can save even more. Don't buy expensive little cans of soup.....make your own hug pot and freeze it in tupperware. Don't buy 20 packs of Knorr instant rice for 10 bucks.........buy a 20 lb bag of rice for 10 bucks and make your own as needed. It's really easy to do and I'm naturally lazy so if I can do it anyone can. HA!
@@MrBottlecapBill nice!
@@MrBottlecapBill Jesus... I must be so lazy that I'm apart of the godamn flooring in my house then.
@@MrBottlecapBill Tbh these days you don't have to go to many stores to see the sales, most of it is online unless you're going to some discount or local market. Even stores like Aldi post their ad.
Second tip:
Grocery stores like Aldi's and Sprouts have sales every Wednesday. That's their day
walmart has $1 dollar loaf of everything bread, french bread, etc. in the bakery section in long paper bag. I use them for a lot of meals, simple subs, garlic bread for the cheap, etc. Just thought I'd share!
In My Wal-Mart the bread is only 69 cents
They're ripping you off its .80 cents. Lol
Jason Bodle I gotta go there!!!!! I went to save a lot and spent $23!!! 😱
Day old Wal-Mart bread .50 and its delicious. I can't bake it for that!
Most Walmart’s have rack hidden in the back with a sign that says “we made too much” the stuff is priced based on how much they need to get rid of.
I have gotten a loaf for $0.20
For a young guy - this is an awesome video. I'm unemployed and middle aged and really struggling so this is really useful for me.
Zwhay29 good luck man
We young guys visiting school and studying are struggling too hahaha
I hope everything goes alright for you
RussianLeaderCyka34 you have no idea how hard life is gonna hit you in the face..
I already have been hit my friend, I already have been hit
I had to do this challenge for my Economic Growth and Development class. It changes the way you shop for groceries forever!
I wish they still taught this in high school. Young people might be more prepared.
@@lblake5653 they do, unfortunately our generation needed a lesson in the grocery store where to look and how to cook and many were taught some weird math I've never done before. consumerism and cheat sheets are the lazy way out and too many people depend on
My daughter visited me and scolded me for having minimal foods in the house. I had the basics, eggs, American cheese, milk, bread, dried beans etc. I told her that I could eat for a week with what I had! This is a great video, showing that simplicity is best!
Preach lol
@@devilishangel6728 she's probably worried that her mom isn't eating enough with what she has
Not only it's cheap but dried food last a long time and doesn't need to be in a fridge
You have a wonderful caring daughter! A treasure!
Go to Costco, nap in their furniture/patio displays. For more privacy go to their garden shed displays. Free drinks and snacks. The cooked foods and meats take a bit longer but keep an eye on them and come back. Take 2 portions for yourself and then say you want your companion to try it as well and take it to go.
If you're feeling hot from all this running around, go to their walk-in freezer where they keep a lot of the dairy products. Free A/C.
FREE. LOL
I did that when I was homeless for 1 week without getting caught I work at McDonalds full time now and I live in a bad apartment with 1 room :)
Haha.
+jackinat0r well, guess it's better than none.
BRIANd lol because I went to the grocery store and they were giving out 1 free cookie to customers the guy Infront me acted like he's to good for a free cookie until I walked up and got one then he said he'd take one and one for his son at home and his wife lmao he went from stuck-up to cheap as hell real quick
There used to be a skit with Red Skelton called Freddy the freeloader.
You might enjoy watching😂
u deserve a reward, you did all of this with out coupons
G 4 R technically when a store is selling thing on sale it’s an automatic coupon.
@@saosaqii5807
You have no idea what those couponers can get for free or super cheap.
I have a family member who literally saved so many coupons, the cashier owed HER money (instead of her paying ...) #TrueStory
Eggs, brown rice, ramen, bananas, chicken thighs, tators, cabbage, and off-brand whole wheat bread. Eat like a King for $2/day.
Yup
Yassss
Exactly. It has other benefits too. When I was trying to lose weight years ago, I took my friend's Weight Watchers "points" list (the amount of points they assign to specific foods) and the number of points I'd be allowed to eat per day and went to the grocery store. I compared everything to find the foods that would give me the most bang for the buck (most food for least points) and ended up with a list almost exactly like yours (I go with sweet potatoes rather than white (for complex carbs), and add apples, oatmeal, turkey bacon, frozen veggies (super cheap for a big bag), and whole wheat buns). Not only does it end up being cheaper to eat this way, but I eat SO MUCH more food per meal and have lost 30 lbs with literally zero exercise.
It's amazing what happens to your wallet AND your waistline when you stop eating junky food all the time (and just reserve it for the occasional sometimes). Switching the way I ate was a revelation when I did it.
I heard ramen was bad for health, i got scared when someone i met randomly from the street told me that. so i agreed and bought his limited time only organic ramen he had in bag for only 15 dollars 👍 just commenting to let you know for no reason at all
@@RocketGlizzy You, sir (or Madam) have been dooped.
I miss Josh. He was definitely my favorite of the duo. Josh has always had a wonderfully skewed perspective on food (which I adore).
FYI you can make your own bread for about 60 cents a loaf. Google no knead bread. I make it in my toaster oven. Total time invested is about 5 minutes or actual doing stuff.
I make my own bread as well every now and then. I certainly prefer it to store bought.
I love making bread!!
zucchini bread yum now i want to bake
homeade bread over store bought anyday, definetly costs more than 60 cents for a loaf here tho even if its cheap flour 3.49$, water free from the tap and butter 1$
Karen Batista A few loaves for sure lol I just love carbs throughout the day xD
in idaho you can get 10 lbs of potatoes for 1.50 haha
+BreeBunny100 one time they were on sale 10 lbs for 50 cents haha.. we eat a lot of potatoes
+rainepanda How is Idaho? I never hear anything about the state!
+André Deschênes Idaho has sooo many potato farms compared to the rest of the US it's crazy so they are always very cheap
+Corey Oman yeah lots of potato and grain fields but the mountains are nice and the weather is fairly moderate for the north. not much else to it honestly lol
+André Deschênes woah that's cool i didn't know that haha yeah idaho produces more than double the next most "potato productive" state which is washington.
Fried rice with rice, egg, peas, carrot, onion and cabbage is nearly free and super delicious.
Yea but having them everyday for 6month gets really old quick
@@monkeymoonky7900 uhh 6 months? What the hell
@@zhongxina1227 our family had egg + rice + soysauce + kimchi + frozen pea/carrot/califlower mix for longer than 6months bc we had no money. Sometimes we would only have rice+ soysauce and kimchi for a few wks. I used to love going to school bc I had free lunch and it meant I could eat something other than what we had at home.
@@monkeymoonky7900 wow. I hope you and your family are doing better now
@@zhongxina1227 Thanks. Fortunatly my parent's income grew and I was able to get a car and a part time job when I turned 18. Not doing too well but atleast I have enough to buy what I want to eat
I think the magic secret is - stop trying to buy things FOR THAT SINGLE DAY.. just buy products in bulk (dry production, like rice, or something that does not spoil easily, like tomato sauce) and you will get the per day price super low. Then worry only about meat and vegetables
Yeah, you need to buy for at least 2 weeks at a time to get the best benefit
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This video hits so many good points. Affordable and great looking meal. But I have to mention your shirt: "Will cook for food."
My boy jp
Jp is love, jp is life
I saw this three years ago for the entertainment value... now i watch it with pen and paper in my hand
Can you believe we just found your videos?! We are in a medical tent, somewhere in the Saudi Arabia, with the military.🎖🏅💉💊
We love your videos and the idea behind why you started them! We have a lot to catch up on, with your videos starting in 2015, but thanks! Gives us something super cool to watch during a 6 months deployment!
God Bless you! Keep up the good work. You are making us hungry!!! 😁🤗🎉🎆🎈
there is a difference between "living on $3 a day" and "eating for $3 a day". Big difference.
Sir Naught agreed
ya
Sir Naught I mean you can't live without food but eh yeah your right.
Becky Thomas of course there is. you can't live without clothing, housing, water, electricity, etc.
+FearMist
Eating 3$/per day is easy, of course ppl need eat to survive, no one complain it.
But ppl mean survive as LIVING for 3$ is impossible. If being human just eating, it's not human life.
Living mean including evrything, evrything you go out even buying train or bus ticket still count money. Then how about house, clothes,electric, water, Internet, gas, wifi,go out,etc.. I mean that way.
I'm just saying, but I like the ideal of this concert, with 3$ what ppl can eat. But for ppl like me, I'm not eating meat, beef or chicken,etc.. I'm only eat fish, shrimp, seafood (btw, I'm start vegan few month ago, sometimes I still eat seafood when I'm out eating with family or friend, it's rarely but it still count though)
It's hard for that small money in big city, everything is expensive.
dude... literally 20 secs into your video and i was entertained. i like your humor, your communication style, the idea behind your video. you are a winner in my book amigo.
Dam, he should have asked for your number with a double snap bahahahahaha
I have been coming back to this video for the past 2 years and I love it still to this day
as a student with literally 70p in my bank account, this channel is saving my life.
what's 70p mean?
70 cents... But UK currency
UK as in England..
England is a country...
@@indiasupportstrumpwwg1wga927 about 90cents.
70p in England means 70 pounds Basically $70
@@indiasupportstrumpwwg1wga927 70 cents of british currency
Thanks for the information about the scallions, I didn't know you could keep them in water like that. If you have too much ginger, you can make tea with it - just peel it, pour boiling water over it, leave it to steep. All the rage out in India. Good for arthritis. Mix it with lemon if you like.
You can freeze whole ginger root. Wrap in aluminum foil, then drop it in a freezer bag. Take out and chop off only what you need. Learned that trick from a Chinese woman.
Sir Curtis Seretse
Adrak chai
And people think eating healthy is expensive.
Seriously, people complain about how expensive produce is, but if you buy whats on sale, the healthy stuff can end up being just as cheap :)
that's because they are da mudda fucking lazy to do da work of exploring and calculating ☺
+JustOneAsbesto well if u actually want to buy organic greens and fruits, if u want to buy free range chicken u are gonna spend muche more...and i don't think eating 12 eggs per week is really healthy ahah...anyway it is still much healtier than eating fastfood
Curtis Fowler
It's a heck of a lot healthier than what most people in North America eat daily.
And by "heck" I mean a "sweet baby Elvis holy fuckton".
And a metric one too.
it really depends on where you live and what kinds of places you can shop at.
I did this once out of necessity, and made myself go by the price per lb of items. Filled 4 bags with the groceries at the checkout, and the girl at the counter checked my slip like 4 times because she thought my $20 purchase should have been about $80. At the end she joked that she was going to have me shop for her groceries. I find that with my "normal shopping" a lot of my money isn't even spent on real food. I'll put it into drinks and creamer and snacks, and I'll be at $30 to $40 and not have a single meal in the cart. Really makes a difference when we take a look at what we are eating.
Breakfast: oatmeal
It tastes great, will fill you up, is incredibly healthy, and costs pennies.
Porridge is food of kings and prisons...amazing
i really hate oatmeal. i rather skip breakfast than eating that...
I like adding some peanut butter and cinnamon (and half a banana if available) to help it out
Milka Schokolade I bet if I made It you’d like it. U have to know how to hook it up!!! Make it taste sweet and good
@@meekashabazz6135 i dont like itttttt xD
I have been doing this challenge for years. I try to stay between $100-$120 a week for a family of 5 including toiletries. It's very hard, but the key is to make a lot of stuff from scratch.
dollar tree baby!!! nature's own bread, HUGE boxes of pasta, frozen garlic texas toast, bags of frozen fruit, etc! I LOVE DOLLAR TREE!! I even get all of my Ziploc bags, Tupperware, toilet paper, wine glasses and so much more there!
yasssss queen
I'll keep that in mind when I go into college and need good food for cheap. Thanks for the info.
Michelle Parks your cheap asf lol
Michelle Parks dollar tree is good for crafts, too, but 99 cents Only has gorgeous fresh produce like mangos, avocados, fresh garlic and onions, heirloom tomatoes, live lettuce, and lots of spices and teas
Miguel C some people can't afford "real food". Don't be quick to judge, plus everybody loves to save a buck
Thanks for showing people how we can eat tasty and healthy meals for far less than what many people think.
Great job!
You are creative, frugal and motivated! All 3 are required to survive on a limited budget -- especially in New York City! I'm going to show this video to my 20 yr. old son!
Food prices are so cheap in the US. Come to NZ. Prices are 2-3 times higher
I'm over here in the U.S. too and these prices are ridiculously low on this video.
come to Australia and it's even worse lol
Cause you live on a mountainous island. Same in Japan or Hawaii.
Bitch please, come to Norway, can't even get a bag for your groceries for 1$!
Come to Norway
"The cabbage is enjoying the love juices of the chicken". I am giggling!! That is a creative way of putting it. :)
Here in Las Vegas I shop at stores called Vons and Glaziers, and they have GREAT deals throughout the week. Same bag of carrots for sixty-five cents, tomatoes for eighty-nine cents per pound, chicken for $1.77 per pound, and fruits/veggies for great deals as well. Two cucumbers for $1, Lettuce for twenty-five cents somedays, and their alcohol is priced on markdowns a lot! My favorite is Moscato, and I can usually get a bottle for $3 or $4. Love it! :)
I've challenged myself to live off 80-90% stuff I have in the house this week. .. it has been. .. interesting
KpopCraftster you should have made a video! That would have been cool!
he's talking about potatoes but showing video of onions lol
They were potatoes
2:53 those are most definitely onions
those were potatoes
Zeke m no they where onions
adalberto flores dont be a liar
the liquid in pickles and pickled jalapeños is not vinegar. it's brine. it HAS vinegar, but there's a lot more to it than that.
You can use only vinegar, but for more flavor you add other stuff.
I love this,healthy food and simple.
I'm really tired of being told that poor people eat too much fast food because it's cheaper to eat off of a dollar menu.The problem is people don't cook or know how to shop.Im poor as shit and my family eats organic and gourmet.
That "ohh. Hmm" ,after he bites into the peaches and tortilla at the end, got me.
miss this guy!!!
hi!
I do too 😢
You didn't get flour? I know these series are filmed and ended already, but if you like the challenge of cooking cheaply I recommend Easter European/Slavic cuisine. Especially Poles can make magic with very little basic and cheap ingredients because the communism only ended there like 20 years ago and when people can't get what they want they get really creative. Anyways, looking up to what you're going to make with those ingredients! 😊
Better yet, get cornmeal. You can make kačamak, palenta, proja... :)
+Igabella I think the point was to not have to buy things that everyone *probably* has in their pantry. Same for oil, salt & pepper, etc
+Alicia Lawson that makes sense! :)
+Randyy1 what language is proja? I say proja too! and some people don't understand me. love proja with spinach, tho!
Asian cuisine is cheap too; (the Asian food crap you see in fast food places are usually NOT authentic; authentic Asian cooking mostly compromises of vegetables, very little meat), it's mostly just rice, veggies, tofu, and.. Well, yea. That's the basics.
This is my first time watching this guy, and his attitude and spirits are really satisfying me, I thought I'd say something
Nice!
Best videos to watch with shelter in place and limited budget with supplies at grocery stores :)
This is excellent. I love how you guys make real food without crazy expensive ingredients and most of it seems so spontaneous. Throw this and this together and voila! Deliciousness. I'm so looking forward to seeing what else you come up with this week. :-)
+Budget Girl :) thank you. it's all pretty much spontaneous, sometimes I dream up something in my head and go for it, other times I just start cooking and see what happens.
+Brothers Green Eats you have food dreams!? Awesome, lol
great video idea! Keen for the next 6 days!
+Big Kent will keep posting!
+Brothers Green Eats Yes!
+Brothers Green Eats lol that was cheap but in united kingdom everything is expensive
+1D9ntC4re 44 In the Uk you can eat from the hedgerow. Learn to forage. I could easily include some unnecessary expletives that I feel are unkind.
+Brothers Green Eats lies, been a week no vid and we see u eat other stuff in other vids. what?
You don't have to soak most beans, just sort and rinse and cook. Black beans, pinto, cranberry. Soaking them makes for a longer cook time. The only exception to this is garbanzo beans/chickpeas. If you don't give them a nice long soak, they never get done, so overnight or 8 hours. I cook beans a lot, & my sister in law is from a country where beans are a staple, we have both found the same thing.
Eggs and beans are also good sources of low cost protein. In addition to ginger, other low cost flavorings include a bulb of garlic, horseradish, Tabasco sauce, and lemon (for "zest" or a few drops of juice or a slice across the main dish as it roasts). Celery is usually cheap too. Surprised about loaf of bread. The store brand where i live is only 88 cents. For sweet snacks, try baked or fried apple in cinnamon using which ever variety is in season.
How do you make fried apple (in cinnamon) please?
It's not challenge friendly, but a $10 bread machine from Goodwills goes a long way. It makes cheap pasta and loaves for cents. Then all you have to get are canned tomatoes with couple of shredded oregano and basil, and you can survive a month under 20 bucks eating good pasta every day.
I love this series. You not only taught me how to shop better but also healthier and cheaper for two people! I was able to buy enough if not more food on 50$ for two people for two weeks. Thank you
I come back to this video way to often to admit but man you are literally saving lives with this series, thank you
Welcome to Taco Bell, may I take your order?
No thank you, I'm just here to snag some free condiments. 😁😉
Sunshine Day 🤭😂🤣
I got a couple of those .99 cent plastic condiment bottles from Walmart. I empty all those taco bell mild sauces in one, and ketchup in the other. 😂 I'm going to get a 3rd one and put that chik file a sauce in it they give for the fries. 😂 👌
Yeah... That's a little shady ngl lol.
If you want to load up on condiments at least budget a dollar to buy the cheapest thing on the menu
For anyone who wants to have lower food budgets or are just flat ass broke Mexican & Asain markets are your best friends. At one point in time my family of 3 lived off about $25 a week because how cheap meat, fruits,vegetables and spices can be there. For instance last week picked up a 5lbs bag of leg quarters for about $2.60 that's easily 3 meals. A bag of macaroni.39 plus old packs of cheese powders bamb a nice meal. Dollar tree is great for bread and frozen foods. There plenty of different dollar stores that sell quality groceries for a buck. It's possible maybe not always the healthiest but definitely possible.
The struggle is real.
only problem is that you was probably eating human meat
+Insecption qwerty thats tasty to
+Insecption qwerty LMFAO
lol a leg and powdered cheese very healthy
After watching this I decided to give it a run with my 3 teen boys and $30 for the week plus what we already have in the house (to make it fair for all). First day I made your friend beans and rice on tortillas for lunch and my picky kids love it!!! They were begging for more for dinner. My son has major food allergies and most of what you make he can eat with some minor substitutions (no but, dairy or soy). Your opening up our food menu for next to nothing. You two are the best thing I've ever found on UA-cam!!!!
Watching this five years later definitely changes the dynamic of this video but the technique is absolutely perfect. While inflation and other factors will always affect the actual amount of money one has to spend, implementing these ideals into your productivity would be a great way to spend as little as possible while still getting quality and variety.
great comment thank you for sharing
i’ve realized these videos have shaped my cooking for the past 5 years
glorious! thanks for watching!
I would love to see someone doing this in Australia 😂
+Muaj We can't do this in Australia, because you can't buy most things under $2-
5 bucks per meal in strylia?
I was backpacking australia and new zealand for a year each and there were times when no one would hire me or for one reason or another i couldn't get a job, so actually spent some time camping out in the woulds living off self-caught eel and that sort of shit. its kind of illegal, but possible. I thought this might be an interesting watch but when I saw him being concerned about having spices and actually spending money on green onions and ginger i started pissing myself laughing because that dude has no clue nor any self-discipline or seriousness about the whole thing.
+Aura_wolfiy that's cheap a meal is 4,50 in El Salvador (south of Mexico)
Angus Kidman formerly of Lifehacker is a saint for trying just about every dietary thing ever www.lifehacker.com.au/2010/07/mastercheap-the-25-shopping-list/
Food in the US is cheap!
-fact
Food in Europe particulary in Bulgaria is fucking expensive!
so living with 3dollas per day makes it IMPOSSIBLE!
White Crown agreed meat and vegetables are almost tripled price in Europe compared with US.
petergreen1994 the struggle...
White Crown thanks god I moved back to US lol
could be wrong, but maybe cause its organic i know many countries in the eu have banned it. many countries have banned gmo crap and why food is cheap. if he got the same stuff organic, it wouldnt be that cheap. still better eating that then canned and processed crap though
maybe cause its organic, i know many countries even in the eu have banned gmo. if he was getting organic it wouldnt be that cheap. but still better then eating crappy processed and caned food.
I come back and watch this every once I a while when I notice our grocery budget getting out of hand it really helps me out
I come back to this video sometimes for comfort.
Same
SAME.
Awesome! You are teaching the very thing we were taught back in our "Home Ec" classes way back there in the 70s, brother! Way to go!!!
This is information that is truly worth more than gold for your (and my grown kids) generation as our schools are not teaching it now and most kids don't learn it at home, either because both parents are working and just don't have the time to teach it to their children. I am really enjoying your videos, sir! :-)
Who else comes back to this vid and watched this in middle school
Thank you so much for creating this I'm visually impaired and am living in my own apartment on a tight budget you are showing me I can ditch the frozen dinners and start really cooking again
I love your personality! Very humble and thankful. Great video!
Your grocery prices are like 30% less than what I pay in WA
Even more expensive in or around Seattle too...
+Matsudathedarkwolf spokane pretty cheap
go to spudshed there should be one near you unless you live in up north or down south
+Skate or Live it's pretty cheap in Kent
yep, same as me. I live in CA and food prices are crazy high here.
Wishing prices were this cheap right now 😖😖😖
Doing this in NYC makes it so much better. I got very nostalgic seeing the Assoiated brand food.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!This is one of the best cooking videos on U Tube. The best part of it is showing the possibilities, encouraging creativity at about $3 A day. This is something many people did not think possible. Thanx!!
This series is amazing
+MonkeyBunnyShop :)
+Brothers Green Eats seriously thank you for making this series haha
Best bet to go with is a whole chicken. All the bones, the back, the neck, heart can all go further in a stock which can be used for gravy, soup, sauces etc. Also canned tomatoes and pasta, both cheap eats. Foraging is also great. Berries apples, you'd be surprised at whats around. For those living near water, fish. Pick up a pole, catch a grasshopper or worm and you'll have fish for dinner.
Great video. Thank you. True about scallions in water. (Put them upright in a jar about 1/3 covered with water.) Best if they can be put in direct sunlight. Winter here, so I just left them on my kitchen counter with limited light. They still grew. Tortillas instead of bread are a good idea. Some Dollar Stores (and the like) carry bread.
Heres a good tip I learned:
If you hit up a place with bulk spices (like sprouts)
You can measure it out by oz and I usually do about 1/4 and oz for each spice and spend about $25 on each.
Just so y'all know, when buying cheap store brand bread, always buy the split round loaf. they are much less dry than the almost perfect square loaves. You will be much happier
Wow the move to the .99cents tortillas over wonder bread was the smartest decision.! Excellent work
With the things he bought, he has cooked for quite a while. He is very creative, too creative to be so new at it. Great job with the tips.
As a broke college student, this type of videos keep you alive
This is such an inspiration.... Having just graduated and looking for a job, i'm really really tight on cash.. Some days i'll go about 50c for a meal(just noodles and egg or something similar) but sometime i'll just go for bread or i won't eat.. Kinda pathetic hahahaha. You make me rethink how balanced-eating should be and well enjoying them food too. 👍🏼
I swore those were onions.
They are onions. I was confused too when he was calling them potatoes.
Lol so u noticed that too.
so did he buy tatoes or the onion?
+Joy E Same
Lol lol
Replace bread with home made tea biscuits - cheap, easy to bake and taste good. Great idea to attempt to live as cheap as possible for a week. It would be a good idea to "reset" shopping and eating habits. Thanks for sharing. I just noticed the date on your video - It was on my suggested videos list today.
Buy a little of everything, calculate the portion you need for just yourself or your family. I kind of got used to just buying 1 apple and 1 lime, 1 cup of bulk ''cheetos'' etc
0:05 "About a week ago" EYYYY
+Fujisaru Tagome when I recorded it it was a week ago :)
Oh don't bother yourself just referring a song xD
I have spent the past 8 years feeding a family of 6 on about $2.00 per person a day. Yes I said per person not per meal. I have 2 diabetics in the family so the trick is not only cheap but healthy meals. That means a high protein and low carb diet thats also got vegetables and fruits. There are TONS of programs out there that can help.
Here in WA state theres one called Second Harvest. Which is when the first harvest is over people like me can come out and harvest what is left for nothing but labor. Most of what we harvest goes to local food banks. If I can harvest 5 bushels I get 1 to take home at the end of the day. Just have to research local programs in your area but it is worth it.
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+Julia Com High protein for $2 per person per day.. Something isn't right here.
What isnt right is not having the ability to do the things I mentioned. I live in a small city surrounded by farms and orchards literally 20 minutes away. We rarely eat red meats And I can get bulk beans and grains cheap. There is also a website that list all edible plants and fruits in my area on public land. We have 2 community gardens just in my neighborhood but they are all over the city for people to use.
How many others out there do not have access to these things? I have been told that most people who live in NY city do not even drive? If you cant then you are stuck with whats local to your area I guess? I lived near Atlanta and it was a 40 minute drive to the farmers market. Here I can walk to one, its that close. But how many out there cant? A loaf of good whole wheat bread runs $3.89. I can buy bulk wheat and make my own for less than $1.00 a loaf. Have a full time job? Use your days off to cook and bake for the rest of the week. Been doing that for years.
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+Julia Com I don't know why in the video he wanted to buy bread and then setteled for the tortilias when buying flour and baking your own bread is so much cheaper. Do you grind your own flour or "just" buy the flour in bulk?
Depends on what is cheaper and how much I need each month really. I picked up an old stone grinder, a food mill, and a few other items at a flea market for $10.00 years ago so grinding my own cost less but sometimes there are sales.
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You can keep the scallions growing in water also if you put the bottoms in the water after using the tops. Didn't know if you meant that, okay, great video, thanks!
I love this dude, so resourceful. I'm trying to scale down and lose the little bit of flab that I've put on. Moving into a new apartment. Starting afresh. Wish me luck
When I did this challenge over Spring Break last year, I ended up spending the exact amount you did on the ingredients. Made some amazing food. I'm really glad I did it.
Thank you for the inspiration. I am starting to think more of my grocery habits because I buy too much junk (I'm starting to be at that age where you feel what you put in) and because I buy so much frozen meals that I spend too much but still hungry. Your videos are giving me ideas for quick and cheap meals.
Hey Bro Green, for the bread, a great place to go for good cheap bread is, surprisingly, walmart. Their bakery has whole huge french loaves for $1/ea and it's easily twice the size of any other presliced loaf of bread.
Love ur planing. Looking forward to Day2...one suggestion go somewhere like Whole Foods or cheaper if u can & buy spice in bulk as u an get a tiny ammt & it costs almost nothing, really..Good eating y’all & good savings. Here’s to mindfulness 💛
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This challenge was inspiring! I loved it. I learned so much from watching you whip stuff up out of nothing. Thanks.
All I can say is thank you for making this video. Back in 2017 I got fired from my job and I had to make rent. I had rent money aside but I couldn’t spend it. Plus I recall failing my midterm. Feeling like I hit rock bottom I found your video and man this gave me hope and your optimism on this serie made me happy. To end this on a happy note. I ended up doing great in my class and found another job as soon as the semester ended.
We get so creative when we’re broke lol
I'm eager for the rest of these videos!
+Michael Harren next week it' scoming out!
+Brothers Green Eats thanks! holy shit I love you guys. Just discovered your vids today. I'm 100% vegan, but I can totally see myself veganizing most of this stuff. Oh man, keep 'em coming, but there's plenty in your back catalog for me to check out too. So awesome!
i plan on moving out of my parents home soon and this video helped me so much. i do go out and purchase alot of little snacks here and there and all my money goes down the drain essentially. ive been trying to find different ways to save money on food and more....this helped immensely
Totally relating to this video lately... I'm in an 8 month unpaid internship living off savings... and I'm really trying to live on a tight budget!! Thanks for making videos like this. Love it! May even make a video on how I survive on 3 dollars a day after I'm done with this haha!
Just watching this, not sure how I missed it, but you're my hero. Seriously bro, if we ever crossed paths I'd give you a hearty handshake and a sincere thank you for your work.