I'm currently in the process of honing a daily food plan which will cost me on average $5 in cash per day. This plan comprises two away-from-home meals; anything I eat at home I won't be figuring into the cost, since I go to the grocery store rarely enough that the average daily cost is negligible. If you now grasp the concept, allow me to introduce the key players in such a plan:
- Free snacks at 10 a.m. coffee at the Institute for Astronomy. (Note: This also ensures my arrival to the office by 10 a.m. even on days when I have no class in the morning, which is a good thing.)
- Boston's Pizza student lunch special ($2 per slice, a meal in and of itself)
- Taco Bell/Pizza Hut items
- $2.34 huge basket of fries at Bonacasa (a NY style deli)
- $2.95 vegetarian burrito at Andy's (possibly the best burrito ever, Shane/Andy/Eric, would you care to point out how this contradicts a famous claim of mine?)
- $6.24 Subway footlong special w/ 2 stamps
- possibly $0.90 manapua
- possibly ~$1 sushi (though sushi doesn't ever seem to fill me up)
Maybe more realistically I should call this a $3-a-meal diet. I am becoming as fanatical about this plan as I have become about my $3-a-CD policy. Pawn shopping revolutionized the way I envisioned used CD shopping. Will the Manoa Marketplace and its environs do the same for the way I buy my lunch and dinner? The other major question is: Will the reduced portions cause a slimming effect on my figure, or will the decrease in the quality of food (increase in percentage of fried/greasy food) cause me to gain weight?
Posted by tdupuy at March 13, 2005 5:29 AMI definitely need to figure out something like that, Trent. Even with the new raise, more money should be saved. I don't think fries would be a good staple, but salads can be thrown together for a decent price. Lemme know if new options are thrown into the mix and I'll examine what I can do in my neighborhood to lessen my food costs. My new roommate seems to be living off of oatmeal with chocolate chips mixed in...strange indeed.
Posted by: Lara at March 15, 2005 12:46 PMFYI: Subway is getting rid of the stamp at the end of month. I assume the policy is national and does not just apply to the one across the street. But maybe being out in the Pacific, news will travel slow to your franchises. GL with the diet, but watch out for tummy aches and clogged arteries.
Posted by: Amber at March 17, 2005 1:21 PM