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Were you paid by the hour? How much was a pack of cotton balls and how much were you paid by the hour? Unless you're a salary employee with nothing on hand to do, it would probably save him more money to buy a pack.
We were salaried, with rarely "nothing on hand to do", so it was just another thing to have to fit into our busy day. Unfortunately, he was cheap in other areas which often involved patient safety. It was my first job, and I loved the job but couldn't handle his medical ethics and his employer ethics.
Done this with a loaf of bread and a block of velveeta!
Oh, when I hit poor times years ago, our go-to meal was Mac N Cheese & Beans. Boxed mac & cheese was about 33 cents if you could find a 3/$1 sale, and a big can of baked beans could last 2 meals. It actually became comfort food! Sometimes now I have it just because. We were poor but we were happy. And in a small way, there is a certain satisfaction is being able to make your dollar stretch and it was fun to find creative ways to really live on the cheap.
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Oh, when I hit poor times years ago, our go-to meal was Mac N Cheese & Beans. Boxed mac & cheese was about 33 cents if you could find a 3/$1 sale, and a big can of baked beans could last 2 meals. It actually became comfort food! Sometimes now I have it just because. We were poor but we were happy. And in a small way, there is a certain satisfaction is being able to make your dollar stretch and it was fun to find creative ways to really live on the cheap.
There are a few dishes I got really sick of as a child whose mom had to make each dollar stretch. These days, mom gone, I love these dishes best!
I think it's a little overboard and cheap when you're supplying your entire company's napkin supply that way when the building management company never meant for the paper towels to be used like that. Sort of on par of finding a coupon online that gets you something for free, then you print out a stack of it and clean out the store shelves and leave nothing for others. The sort of thing that leaves a bad taste in somebody's mouth.
Hmmm, well I've cleared out store shelves with coupons too. To each their own, but this is the frugal section
Oh, when I hit poor times years ago, our go-to meal was Mac N Cheese & Beans. Boxed mac & cheese was about 33 cents if you could find a 3/$1 sale, and a big can of baked beans could last 2 meals. It actually became comfort food! Sometimes now I have it just because. We were poor but we were happy. And in a small way, there is a certain satisfaction is being able to make your dollar stretch and it was fun to find creative ways to really live on the cheap.
This reminds me of a cheap recipe somoene told me about years ago. At Aldi's she would buy a box of mac n' cheese (about 33 cents, or less), a can of tuna ( again 40-50 cents) and a can of peas (same price of 30-60 cents). She'd make the mac n' cheese, mix in the tuna and peas, pour into a casserole dish, sprinkle some breadcumbs on top (which she made by grating a slice of toasted bread), then bake for a little bit.
It was a super cheap meal that her family loved.
I'm not 100% sure about the prices, but those of use who shop at Aldi can guesstimate how much the dish caost to make based on the prices.
This reminds me of a cheap recipe somoene told me about years ago. At Aldi's she would buy a box of mac n' cheese (about 33 cents, or less), a can of tuna ( again 40-50 cents) and a can of peas (same price of 30-60 cents). She'd make the mac n' cheese, mix in the tuna and peas, pour into a casserole dish, sprinkle some breadcumbs on top (which she made by grating a slice of toasted bread), then bake for a little bit.
It was a super cheap meal that her family loved.
I'm not 100% sure about the prices, but those of use who shop at Aldi can guesstimate how much the dish caost to make based on the prices.
Reminds me of tuna & noodles. My ex husband always loved that; his mom made it all the time as a kid to save money.
Cook egg noodles, then in a large skillet mix noodles, cream of mushroom soup, a can of tuna and a can of peas (must be canned. They have the right texture for this) Instant meal! And fairly healthy, really.
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