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Title: Living on tight budget.
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 14, 2011, 08:55:26 AM: 100$ / 100 euro. 2 weeks till pay day.

How can I survive? I should add that this is one of the most expensive countries in the world for food. 40% above EU average.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 14, 2011, 09:10:15 AM: I put money away, and I don't want to dip into it.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 14, 2011, 09:14:19 AM: Well i'm not going to die, but i want to stretch the 100.
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Post by: Diunx on July 14, 2011, 09:15:04 AM: I have survived with less than that on a much more expensive country, luckily today is payday!!!! :elephant
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 14, 2011, 09:15:44 AM: :bow Diunx :bow2

You get payed weekly or what?
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Post by: Diunx on July 14, 2011, 09:55:38 AM: Every two weeks.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 14, 2011, 09:56:12 AM: Man, so you gonna get drunk today or do anything special?
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Post by: Mupepe on July 14, 2011, 09:56:21 AM: a 40% increase on ramen noodles is still cheap as fuck. Easy man. Noodles, canned sauce, hot dogs, ground beef, chicken thighs or drumsticks (I can get 20 drumsticks for 4 bucks here, that's 5 meals). You can make it last brochacho.
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Post by: demi on July 14, 2011, 09:57:10 AM: Steal it like the disgusting chav you are
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 14, 2011, 10:46:32 AM: Drumsticks!

Those are cheap here too. Fuck yeah Mupepe!

:bow Mupepe :bow2

:bow Vitamin Pills :bow2
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Post by: Diunx on July 14, 2011, 11:04:25 AM: Quote from: Premium Lager on July 14, 2011, 09:56:12 AM
Man, so you gonna get drunk today or do anything special?

Got an exam tomorrow morning so I'm gonna have to wait till friday night to get drunk.
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Post by: chronovore on July 14, 2011, 11:27:00 AM: Also try and avoid processed food. You can make a soup or curry, freeze the unused portion in individual servings, and then microwave the individual servings as needed. Same with rice: make a pot, then separate into single serving "balls," freeze them.
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Post by: Brehvolution on July 14, 2011, 11:32:57 AM: Take $20, buy a couple of loaves of bread and sandwich meats. That leave $80 for beer which should just work out if you stay out of the pubs. Enjoy some cheap beers.
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Post by: Robo on July 14, 2011, 11:49:45 AM: Quote from: Premium Lager on July 14, 2011, 10:46:32 AM
Drumsticks!

Plus,

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Post by: Great Rumbler on July 14, 2011, 11:52:40 AM: There's still plenty of meat on that bone! Now, you take this home, throw it in a pot, add some broth, a potato. Baby, you've got a stew going.
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Post by: Mupepe on July 14, 2011, 12:09:17 PM: :rofl :rofl :rofl

I said that to my wife last night. We chopped up some drumstick meat and made chicken and bacon sandwiches (:drool) and before I threw them away I told her "Let's get some broth, add a potato, throw it in a pot and baby, we've got a stew going."
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 14, 2011, 03:44:52 PM: :rofl

I followd Mupepes advice, got 20 chicken wings for 2,50. Baked 6 added some rice and bang. :rock
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Post by: Mupepe on July 14, 2011, 03:50:13 PM: hell yeah! can't beat that!
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Post by: Bildi on July 14, 2011, 06:09:43 PM: Life's short. Eat stew. 8)
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Post by: Van Cruncheon on July 14, 2011, 06:22:03 PM: blow a dude for a tenner

blow ten dudes and yer income's doubled
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on July 14, 2011, 07:27:55 PM: Don't buy alcohol, you'll be amazed how much money you save.
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Post by: Brehvolution on July 14, 2011, 07:53:53 PM: Quote from: Mr. Gundam on July 14, 2011, 07:27:55 PM
Don't buy alcohol, you'll be amazed how much money you save.

Says the craft brew king. :lol

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Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 14, 2011, 08:22:00 PM: potatoes, rice, mixed veggies, noodles...lots of cheap stuff out there. Maybe get a bag of boneless chicken breasts and some spices from the dollar store.
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Post by: lennedsay on July 14, 2011, 09:45:36 PM: Besides not buying shit you don't need? Don't eat out at all, and make all your food yourself. So delicious and so cheap. :drool

If you wanna get crazy, you can swing by my house on Saturday when I get the good paper with the coupons and we can add to our stockpiles. Last week, I bought my husband and I each a soda and a candy bar, two sticks of deodorant, and a few other random things for 95 cents. :pimp I only bought the candy and sodas because the store actually owed me money from coupons and wouldn't give me cash back, and those were the only things close to the checkout lane.
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Post by: BlackMage on July 14, 2011, 09:49:29 PM: Quote from: lennedsay on July 14, 2011, 09:45:36 PM
Besides not buying shit you don't need? Don't eat out at all, and make all your food yourself. So delicious and so cheap. :drool

If you wanna get crazy, you can swing by my house on Saturday when I get the good paper with the coupons and we can add to our stockpiles. Last week, I bought my husband and I each a soda and a candy bar, two sticks of deodorant, and a few other random things for 95 cents. :pimp I only bought the candy and sodas because the store actually owed me money from coupons and wouldn't give me cash back, and those were the only things close to the checkout lane.

you are such a kawaii waifu uguu~ :uguu
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Post by: lennedsay on July 14, 2011, 09:53:53 PM: Thanks bubby! :-*

I just made chicken parmigiano with homemade red sauce (then covered it with delicious cheese, of course). I even made the breadcrumbs out of my homemade bread I made last night. mmmmm
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Post by: Mupepe on July 14, 2011, 09:55:11 PM: i want some :(
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Post by: lennedsay on July 14, 2011, 09:57:40 PM: I was going to msg you a pic, but there wasn't much left. Just a little nubbin' of deliciousness. :(
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Post by: Mupepe on July 14, 2011, 09:59:15 PM: :( we're out of food and I'm feeling lazy so I think it's ham sandwiches tonight. Bleh
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Post by: lennedsay on July 14, 2011, 10:00:33 PM: I won't even tell you about the sandwiches I packed us for lunch then...

You need to work on your stockpile, damnit! I have like 10 boxes of mac&cheese in my pantry right now.
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Post by: Mupepe on July 14, 2011, 10:04:12 PM: :lol

We have some cheap pasta that we bought months ago that I might make. We haven't been grocery shopping in like 2 weeks and we're finally down to looking at frozen/canned shit that we never used. I'm just so fucking lazy. You're supposed to send me encouraging texts to make me do something with my life!
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Post by: lennedsay on July 14, 2011, 10:13:44 PM: I'm so busy with my new job! :( And the office is full of quiet-walkers and sneaker-uppers. As soon as I look at my phone or try to text, I have somebody behind me asking a question or just creepin in general. I'm going to put a make-shift door on my damn cube.

While you're cooking those cheap noodles, simmer some butter, olive oil and herbs/seasonings. What kind of frozen and canned food do you have? Fuck it, it doesn't matter, just heat it up. Then mix all this deliciousness together. BAM! Pasta.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on July 15, 2011, 01:37:16 AM: Quote from: Zero Hero on July 14, 2011, 07:53:53 PM
Quote from: Mr. Gundam on July 14, 2011, 07:27:55 PM
Don't buy alcohol, you'll be amazed how much money you save.

Says the craft brew king. :lol

I can afford it. :tophat

I'd cut it out immediately if we really needed to.
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 15, 2011, 02:51:13 AM: @Gundam: I bought a off date beer last night from the liqour store :'( You're right, not drinking is gonna be the biggest saver.

@Lennesday: I'm gonna look for coupons too now. Def not eating out anymore this month, which I normally do a few times a week.
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Post by: Cormacaroni on July 15, 2011, 02:53:21 AM: Living on a tight budget, fuck my ass, let me see here...I'd give the chauffeur the rest of the month off and drive myself :tophat
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 15, 2011, 05:16:05 AM: I don't know how to reply to that without breaching my contract.
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 15, 2011, 01:10:20 PM: 500E is PS3 money
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Post by: CajoleJuice on July 15, 2011, 01:23:04 PM: Quote from: Borys on July 15, 2011, 05:05:58 AM
On the Milan assignment I earned 500E in 5 days.

:piss poors :piss2

Is that supposed to be a lot?
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Post by: EmCeeGrammar on July 15, 2011, 04:13:33 PM: Eggs and Vegetables.
Not hard at all.
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Post by: chronovore on July 15, 2011, 08:30:16 PM: Quote from: Oscar the Grouch on July 15, 2011, 01:30:13 PM
man they really don't pay polish spies very well

Holy schnikies. :rofl :rofl
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Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on July 15, 2011, 08:33:11 PM: how the fuck are you guys getting drumsticks 20 for $4? they're like $10 for 4 here
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 15, 2011, 08:49:28 PM: Cuz there are no grocery stores in tha ghetto, my black friend :(
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 17, 2011, 08:41:58 AM: Chickenwings, not drumsticks. At least thats what I got.

Today I'll prob make over a kilo of chili con carne. Beef, beans, peppers, onions and sauce and I'm set!
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Post by: Reb on July 17, 2011, 02:57:28 PM: I make more, half an hour from home.
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Post by: Reb on July 17, 2011, 03:25:38 PM: But it's in Italy???
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Post by: chronovore on July 20, 2011, 04:59:28 AM: No, no. Milan, Poland. It's one of those towns named after other towns, like "Athens, Georgia," "Paris, Texas," and "Hell, Michigan."
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Post by: Mupepe on July 20, 2011, 11:13:20 AM: Remember in Twisted Metal 2 where if you played as Minion he said he wanted to go to hell if he won and Calypso sends him to Hell, Michigan. hahahahahahahahahahahahaha oh the hijinks in that game.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on July 20, 2011, 01:56:45 PM: He blew it all on booze and is now sucking dick for bus fare in some back alley.
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Post by: Joe Molotov on July 21, 2011, 04:42:12 PM: Just another Friday night.
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Post by: Smooth Groove on July 21, 2011, 04:54:52 PM: Try living on tight pussy. Feels good man
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Post by: Cerveza mas fina on July 24, 2011, 09:40:01 AM: Every pussy is tight if you're packing heat man.

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Well living on a tight budget didn't last as I went out like 3 times last week :rofl

Still damage could have been worse!
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Post by: Phoenix Dark on July 24, 2011, 02:50:32 PM: Tonight I'm gonna make some boneless chicken tenderloins, grill some potatoes in garlic/butter, and some mixed veggies on the side. Pretty cheap meal
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Post by: Human Snorenado on July 24, 2011, 03:02:20 PM: I just put a couple of twenties in the blender, tossed in some fruit, juice and ice and BAM! $40 smoothie, bitches. SUCK IT DOWN FILTHY POORS.
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Post by: Mr. Gundam on July 24, 2011, 03:31:40 PM: Smoked some $50 bills last night. I normally use $100s, but shits been tight lately.

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Dude, don't go out to the bar, that's going to be your downfall.
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