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Stretching your dollar and skipping your meals

PolagoPolago Registered User regular
edited January 2009 in Social Entropy++
For the past while i've been stretching my money as far as it can possibly go. Over that time the food has been single dish "meals" a day whether it be a can of beans, a mac and cheese, or a can of fish with water. However, this isn't even half the hardship many of you deal with frequently as people around here have gone homeless, lived off ramen for months, and been forced to make very tough decisions in the name of "getting by".

What have you had to do in your life to adapt, and why did it come to that? Olive Garden is applicable.

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    ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Beans are so good.

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I'm subsisting off $1 meals of Rice-A-Roni and Pasta Roni.

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    ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I had these sweet barbecue beans once.

    They were terrible.

    I was like, "Why would you do this? Why would you do this to beans?"

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    GlorfindelGlorfindel Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    fuck me i am privileged

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    bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    don't you remember what happened last time someone made this thread

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    ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I'm going to Thailand in December for 6 weeks, and I'll be living a very basic life for a while. I fully expect to eat mostly rice and noodles.

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    FutoreFutore Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I adapt strangely well. With everything, really. But it's most noticeable with diet. Last fall I went a lot of days without eating. Went another week on a half jar of peanuts and water.

    My biggest tip is to move very efficiently. I mean that wholeheartedly, from one broke brotha to anotha

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    ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Pork and molasses.

    That's the way to go.

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    bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    anyway i generally spend at least $30 a night to make dinner, and buy lunch from some expensive take-away place in an upper-class food court

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    the wookthe wook Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    you ever been cornholed by a cop so he won't bust you for hooking so you can afford to feed your baby?

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    Tweaked_Bat_Tweaked_Bat_ Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I've never really had to live hard. I guess when we first moved to Australia it was pretty shit, living in a dingy, dank flat with a fridge that stank like dead cat.

    But things went uphill from there I guess.

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    PolagoPolago Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Futore wrote: »
    I adapt strangely well. With everything, really. But it's most noticeable with diet. Last fall I went a lot of days without eating. Went another week on a half jar of peanuts and water.

    My biggest tip is to move very efficiently. I mean that wholeheartedly, from one broke brotha to anotha

    This is very familiar.

    The "move efficiently" comment is so true though.

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    DavoidDavoid Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I eat one bowl of rice a day.

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I'm going to go grocery shopping this weekend. On my list? More rice, pasta, and probably some salad stuff too.

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    FutoreFutore Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    oh god damn you, wook. You just reminded me that I got a ticket on my bike today. $94 fucking dollars. fuck you, you fucking cocksucker

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    FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    a can of fish with water?

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    bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    surely if that's what you were hankering it'd make more sense just to jump in the ocean and eat it there

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    the wookthe wook Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    yeah, i'm the asshole who's never lived a hard day in his life. i have debt because i'm kinda terrible with money, but i manage to knock it down a couple hundred each month without cramping my lifestyle too much. If I was terribly strict with my money I could probably end each month with $800 left from that paycheck. If I had the motivation to live a frugal life I could be debt-free by christmas.

    but i'm an asshole so i don't

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    the wookthe wook Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Futore wrote: »
    oh god damn you, wook. You just reminded me that I got a ticket on my bike today. $94 fucking dollars. fuck you, you fucking cocksucker

    what did you do to get a $94 ticket on a bike? were you running over homeless people?

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    GoatmonGoatmon Companion of Kess Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I've never really had to sacrifice much.

    Life has been pretty good to me, concerning the comforts of home.

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    the wookthe wook Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Goatmon wrote: »
    I've never really had to sacrifice much.

    Life has been pretty good to me, concerning the comforts of home.

    h5

    let's go spend gratuitous amounts of money on wanton luxury

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    IsaIsa Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    two words

    brown rice

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    Shifty FisterShifty Fister Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Beans have fed me many a night, I thank supermarkets for stocking such a nutrient poor and cheap food item allowing me to live my wretched poor life another day.

    edit: also brown rice, I hate it so but eh it's food

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    FutoreFutore Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    the wook wrote: »
    Futore wrote: »
    oh god damn you, wook. You just reminded me that I got a ticket on my bike today. $94 fucking dollars. fuck you, you fucking cocksucker

    what did you do to get a $94 ticket on a bike? were you running over homeless people?

    for riding with my headphones on. I didn't know this was illegal while riding a bike. I was listening to a This American Life about PTSD, so I didn't rage at all. Just kinda said fuck it. If I don't find someone to borrow the money from, I might just let my license get suspended for a little while.

    But seriously, fuck that. I have to ride a god damned bike miles to get downtown to look for a place for a job. You know how I put up with the Florida heat, the dick drivers, and the poorness I'm trying to get through? by letting some nice sounds in my ear while I ride to muffle out the shitty cars being too loud and burning too much gas

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    Shifty FisterShifty Fister Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Don't have to eat much when you don't move much. Unfortunately I have to walk everyday to the nearby trainstation to get to my classes. Which isn't efficient.

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    FutoreFutore Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Polago wrote: »
    Futore wrote: »
    I adapt strangely well. With everything, really. But it's most noticeable with diet. Last fall I went a lot of days without eating. Went another week on a half jar of peanuts and water.

    My biggest tip is to move very efficiently. I mean that wholeheartedly, from one broke brotha to anotha

    This is very familiar.

    The "move efficiently" comment is so true though.

    Where do you live? I might be able to ask a guy if they know of any friendly potlucks/charities like Food Not Bombs

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    FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    beans on toast, scrambled egg on toast, cheese on toast

    if you have a toaster, you'll be all right, just ditch that can of fish and water carry on, or put the fish on some toast

    then you've got a meal

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    the wookthe wook Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Futore wrote: »
    the wook wrote: »
    Futore wrote: »
    oh god damn you, wook. You just reminded me that I got a ticket on my bike today. $94 fucking dollars. fuck you, you fucking cocksucker

    what did you do to get a $94 ticket on a bike? were you running over homeless people?

    for riding with my headphones on. I didn't know this was illegal while riding a bike. I was listening to a This American Life about PTSD, so I didn't rage at all. Just kinda said fuck it. If I don't find someone to borrow the money from, I might just let my license get suspended for a little while.

    But seriously, fuck that. I have to ride a god damned bike miles to get downtown to look for a place for a job. You know how I put up with the Florida heat, the dick drivers, and the poorness I'm trying to get through? by letting some nice sounds in my ear while I ride to muffle out the shitty cars being too loud and burning too much gas

    wow i didn't know that was illegal either. and they're gonna suspend your license if you don't pay it? that's fucked up.

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    ChicoBlueChicoBlue Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Man.

    Californication has like four sets of titties in it every episode.

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    FutoreFutore Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    FAQ wrote: »
    beans on toast, scrambled egg on toast, cheese on toast

    if you have a toaster, you'll be all right, just ditch that can of fish and water carry on, or put the fish on some toast

    then you've got a meal

    don't toast stuff. could burn off nutrients and extra scraps of food.

    seriously, ever bit counts. My sister does clinic work for her doctorate with eating disorder girls. Those girls do a lot of little shit to burn off every single calorie. My sister has to watch for all this different stuff. I pretty much do the opposite of what she says they do.

    Don't do the rabbit's foot twitch when you sit down, for one.
    Don't chew gum. It curbs your appetite, which could help, but it burns a lot of calories so it isn't worth it

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    MorivethMoriveth BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWN BREAKDOWNRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Oh god I bounce my leg fucking constantly when I sit

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    FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    well what is he gonna put the fish on some bread? that's even more depressing than what he's already doing

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    Beef AvengerBeef Avenger Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    geeze Polago, the vancouver housing prices hitting you that hard?

    if you start getting scurvy i'll by you some oranges or something

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    bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    what's wrong with a tuna sandwich

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    FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Moriveth wrote: »
    Oh god I bounce my leg fucking constantly when I sit

    me too.

    you just reminded me that I was trying to stop doing it last year but completely forgot, guess I'll start again

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    FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    i've always had food to eat

    but, not necessarily every day of the week

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    FAQFAQ Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    bsjezz wrote: »
    what's wrong with a tuna sandwich

    I'm too tired to think my posts through this morning, I'm just going for it

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    bsjezzbsjezz Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    oh, mackeral's another good fish. cheap, easy to cook (just add lemon), nice on a sandwich with parsley. you can afford a pot for parsley.

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    ComahawkComahawk Registered User regular
    edited September 2008
    I work in a kitchen so I don't often find myself without food to eat.

    I actually get bored of food, because there is only so much you can do with our limited menu and eating the same stuff over and over again just gets annoying.

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    FalloutFallout GIRL'S DAY WAS PRETTY GOOD WHILE THEY LASTEDRegistered User regular
    edited September 2008
    Moriveth wrote: »
    Oh god I bounce my leg fucking constantly when I sit

    same

    it annoys others

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