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Sasha, of www.hypnobird.com, is the author of Hypnobudgets: Life...Budgeted. A "starving artist" in Salt Lake City, Sasha devotes much of her time to assorted volunteer projects. Sharing first hand knowledge of living life on a budget, Sasha's columns are a great asset to Free Credit Fixes! We hope you enjoy them and visit Sasha's main site to view her latest artwork!
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Saving money as a single can be difficult. You’d think it wouldn’t be, since there is only one of you, but cooking for one can be more expensive and time intensive. And when you’re busy and tired you don’t want to spare that extra time. You end up living on prepared foods and take out. After all, who wants to cook for one? So how to save money in the biggest money waster: food?
First you have to be willing to invest some time. How much will be up to you. One of the big money wasters is going to be lunch. Do you buy lunch at work every day? Or even once a week? It all adds up. Its much cheaper to bring your lunch, but that takes a little planning and possibly the investment of an insulated bag, thermos, reusable microwavable contains and everyday preparation of the food.
Some simple lunch ideas:
Peanut butter and jam sandwich (you’re never too old)
Chili in the thermos and corn chips or small containers of cheese, sour cream or whatever topping you like.
Packets of instant oatmeal, a small container of nuts and some fruit. *you CAN make your own instant oatmeal. But the
savings over a bought lunch would more than justify the cost of buying a convenience product)*
A leftover baked potato and whatever toppings you like
Don’t forget to add some …
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