simply to eat.
So how do you survive on limited funds?
First of all you may need to downsize and if you rent look for a studio instead of a 1 bedroom.
there is eating to get food in your belly and eating what you want, there is a difference.
Top Ramen and those types of noodle soups are cheap, the ones that come in a package instead of a Styrofoam cup are cheaper.
Rice is cheap, add a cooked down chicken bouillon in water to give it some flavor. add some frozen veggies to it.
Pasta is cheap, Hunts makes 28 oz. (or so) cans of pastas sauce in a can for around $1 at Walmart.
Walmart sells their cheapest roll of ground beef for around $2.50 a pound. You can buy some beans and chili seasoning and make a large batch of chili and freeze the leftovers.
Canned vegetables are cheap. Walmart sells fresh carrots in a bag for $1.
Vegetable fried rice is delicious and cheap to make. With my recipe the Sesame Oil is the most expensive item and a small bottle will make many servings.
If you want a snack buy some Little Debbies. Or buy a cake mix $1 and frosting $1.25 with 3 eggs and some oil it will give you 12 servings. Walmart has packs of cookies starting around $1, so does Dollar Tree.
If you ever eat out use the dollar menu and bring your own soda to eat in the car or eat at home. McDouble (cheeseburger) and a small fries is only $2 plus tax.
Walmart white bread I think just went up a little over $1 I think, but it's a whole loaf. Eggs are cheap, sometimes Walgreens has them for $1 a dozen. Make yourself an egg sandwich for dinner.
Buy some PB&J, a whole sandwich probably runs at less than 50 cents.
Some Supermarkets sell fruits that seem over ripened or veggies with blemishes very cheaply, look for those too. Also places sell breads on the last sale date at a discount too.
Go apply for Food Stamps, some working poor qualify for it.
No one should go hungry in this nation with so much, reach out, people will help you and feed you.
Sometimes I think, ugh I have nothing to eat. I actually mean nothing I feel like eating or feel like making. In reality I could probably live for a month with the food I have at home.
It breaks my heart when people, especially kids or the elderly have to go hungry.
Ask your family for help, they would be saddened and horrified to hear that you may be going to sleep hungry.