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I have $4.00 for dinner..

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Originally posted by: rh71
I am the master of the $4 dinner

Taco Bell: Grilled Stuft Burrito + 2 Meximelts
McDonald's: any 4 of the $1 items: Double Cheeseburger, Mac Jr., McChicken, 2 Apple Pies, Fajita, Fries
Wendy's: 2 Junior Cheeseburger Deluxes, 5 piece nuggets, baked potato
PIZZA: 2 or 3 slices and garlic knots

You're on your own for drinks.. cup of water is free usually.

Wendys is the way to go. Best dollar menu out there.
 
Go to your local Allsups gas station and buy an 8 pack of Bar S hotdogs for 99cents, a pack of hot dog buns for $1.19 and a drink of your choice.
Thats what I did last time I got hungry at 3 AM and felt like firing up the grill. Of course I already had things like mustard/ketchup and cheese in the refrigerator.
 
Originally posted by: rh71
I am the master of the $4 dinner

Taco Bell: Grilled Stuft Burrito + 2 Meximelts (not to mention 1500 calories right there)
McDonald's: any 4 of the $1 items: Double Cheeseburger, Mac Jr., McChicken, 2 Apple Pies, Fajita, Fries
Wendy's: 2 Junior Cheeseburger Deluxes, 5 piece nuggets, baked potato
PIZZA: 2 or 3 slices and garlic knots

You're on your own for drinks.. cup of water is free usually.


That's a lot for dinner!! :Q
 
Originally posted by: Aimster
I was thinking of going to the dollar store getting a big bag of chips and box of cookies and then going to MCdonalds and getting $1.00 hamburgers.

Blah 🙁

Damn thats just sad If you lived near me I would buy you dinner.
 
Living on your own sucks when you go to school full-time 🙁

I found some change so I can afford 2 Value Fries and 2 McChicken Sandwiches from MCDs and I'll get water for my drink 🙂

Makes me think of the movie Terminal with the crackers and the ketchup... not there yet!
 
Originally posted by: aolj
Originally posted by: rh71
I am the master of the $4 dinner

Taco Bell: Grilled Stuft Burrito + 2 Meximelts (not to mention 1500 calories right there)
McDonald's: any 4 of the $1 items: Double Cheeseburger, Mac Jr., McChicken, 2 Apple Pies, Fajita, Fries
Wendy's: 2 Junior Cheeseburger Deluxes, 5 piece nuggets, baked potato
PIZZA: 2 or 3 slices and garlic knots

You're on your own for drinks.. cup of water is free usually.


That's a lot for dinner!! :Q
I don't think it is... I can eat a medium Domino's pie in 1 sitting. Do you mean it's a lot for my heart to take ? 😉
 
Frozen Pizza is an option

Wendy's has an awesome 99 cent menu, get a jr. cheeseburger deluxe, 5 pc chicken nuggets, medium french fries, and a medium drink, if you want it under $4, get a small drink. They have free refills

<---- cheap ass
 
Originally posted by: Aimster
I was thinking of going to the dollar store getting a big bag of chips and box of cookies and then going to MCdonalds and getting $1.00 hamburgers.

Blah 🙁

Wendy's dollar menu... if you can find enough change for tax, you can raid the dollar menu :gift:
 
Whole chicken is dirt cheap. Buy it, braise it, enjoy it.

Wings is also an option.

Mac and Cheese . . . $0.60 a box at walmart.

Lots of options!

Fresh pasta even, all you really need is salt, flour, butters, and water!
 
The Taco Bell dollar menu offers the best ratio of food to money available. The half pound burritos for $1+ are actually good.

R
 
Originally posted by: rgwalt
The Taco Bell dollar menu offers the best ratio of food to money available. The half pound burritos for $1+ are actually good.

R

very true! The potato burrito is cheap and filling
 
Originally posted by: rgwalt
The Taco Bell dollar menu offers the best ratio of food to money available. The half pound burritos for $1+ are actually good.

R
I only found out about this recently. I must investigate in person to judge more...
 
Go to the market. You can usually get a lot of food for $4. Of course this means you have to cook it. Pasta and sauce, breads, cereal, fruits, vegetables, 40 packages of ramen. Shop the specials in the meat dept. I can usually get whole chickens for $2 each, decent steak for $2/lb. Sack of potatoes, wait for the sales, $1 a sack.

Overall if I go out and each every meal, I can spend $100 a week. If I goto the store, I can eat huge meals for like $40 a week.
 
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