kgbagent wrote: ↑Tue Feb 27, 2024 5:29 pm

Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Mon Feb 26, 2024 9:13 am

Stravaiger wrote: ↑Sun Feb 25, 2024 9:33 am

Any frugalpat stories or confessions appreciated. Or even 'Top Tips' for the fiscally prudent.

Invest in your kitchen equipment & supplies and eat like a lord for pennies on the dollar

I often see "expats" moan about something like how "the price of the ingredients is five times as much as it costs to eat out, so I eat out three times a day"

Which is total bollox. I estimate that (in our house) we spend $400 a month on groceries but eat dishes that if they came from a cafe or a bar/resto with prices on the lower side would cost us closer to $60/70 per day between us all

Plus most are tastier and healthier than anything out of a struggling resto, don't have to worry about palm oil. excessive MSG, margarine or minimum wage ectoplasm finding it's way into my diet

Thats different bro as there are a few of you - as a single person it is cheeper to eat out - I just got a huge crab,egg,pork fried rice from the guy on riverside for $2.50 that I will get 2 full meals out of and my dog gets some as well. I couldn't make it myself for that price.