Bachelor on the Cheap

By Mike Thayer

Can you eat for a week on just $50?

Breaking it down by the day, that's about $7.14 per day or $2.38 per meal.

Chicken tacos for Day 6 lunch:  Yesterday I grilled up a bunch of TexMex marinaded chicken thighs and I enjoyed some of that chicken on a nice salad for dinner.  Today, it's chicken taco time and I'm going to add a little heat.  To warm up the chicken I'm sauteing it in jalapeno salt infused canola oil.  Then when building the tacos, I'll hit that meat again with a hot taco sauce and a cumin/jalapeno crema.  This meal cost about $3.25 to prepare.  It's another dose of YUM!   

Meal totals for the day:  

Breakfast:  $1.89
Lunch:  $3.25

That's a bit over budget for the two meals, I've got just $2 left on the daily budget.  I'll have to take advantage of a coupon for dinner! 

Cumulative total for the Challenge:

Day 1:  $7.25
Day 2:  $6.90
Day 3:  $6.55
Day 4:  $4.21
Day 5:  $6.90
Day 6:  $5.14 (breakfast & lunch)

Grand Total:  $36.95 so far and under budget!   Looks like I'm going to handle this challenge without having to break out the Ramen! 

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