How would you?

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:32 pm

I have three dollars to live off until Tuesday. My fridge... empty. lol anyone know how to stretch 3 dollars? :wah:

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:36 pm

Spot does!!!

I would suggest robbing a bank, but that is bad!!

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:37 pm

WonderWendy3;782109 wrote: Spot does!!!

I would suggest robbing a bank, but that is bad!!

lol does Spot know everything? haha robbing a bank? here... that would get me 5 dollars... that might work...

WonderWendy3 · Post by **WonderWendy3** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:41 pm

Omni_Skittles;782110 wrote: lol does Spot know everything? haha robbing a bank? here... that would get me 5 dollars... that might work...

Spot is very frugal and knows how to stretch money......

and yes he knows everything too....:wah::wah:

If you rob a bank, you might want to take more than 5 dollars!

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:42 pm

WonderWendy3;782115 wrote: Spot is very frugal and knows how to stretch money......

and yes he knows everything too....:wah::wah:

If you rob a bank, you might want to take more than 5 dollars!lol

I'm saying the bank here only has 5 dollars. lol

littlemissgiggle · Post by **littlemissgiggle** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:43 pm

photocopy it

sunny_bunny · Post by **sunny_bunny** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:45 pm

Buy a large packet of pasta and some cans of tomato soup (shop brand not name brand)

Cook a pot of pasta each day and mix one can of soup with each pot. Have some for lunch and some for dinner and if you can afford a cheap loaf of bread you can have toast (without butter) for breakfast and supper. You can also buy cheap pizza's - 2 for a pound or maybe a dollar. Have a look around. Most supermarkets sell their own cheap versions of certain items.

It's not the healthiest, it's not the tastiest, but part of being a grown-up is sometimes about tightening your belt and just doing what has to be done.

Perhaps you could ask for some dried provisions for your storecupboard as part of your birthday present selection.

Bon appetit.

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 12:50 pm

littlemissgiggle;782118 wrote: photocopy it :Dya'll are sooo illegal!

Chezzie · Post by **Chezzie** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:02 pm

go to the supermarket at the end of the day and buy the knock down priced stuff, usually get a loaf for 10p and pkts of cooked ham half price.

Omlettes are cheap to make, baked beans, spagetti in tommy sauce, canned soup etc are all reasonably priced. Make a huge pan of pasta, add tuna and sweetcorn, portion it to make 3/4 meals, freeze 2 meals, refrigerate one to have tomorrow and eat the one you just made.

Or become a freegan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6933744.stm

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:06 pm

what on earth? lol that's crazy...

uh... i only have a microwave... so cooking stove-top is kinda hard.

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:10 pm

You could come over to my place and I will feed you but then you would need more than 3 dollars to get here:(

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:25 pm

lol this is when i slap myself and say i should of gone home... lol

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:30 pm

okay so my mom is trying to send me more money and i am trying to convince her that i can live off my three dollars.

Sheryl · Post by **Sheryl** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:33 pm

two words..

RAMEN NOODLES

haha you can get 6 for a dollar around here.

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 1:36 pm

Sheryl;782164 wrote: two words..

RAMEN NOODLES

haha you can get 6 for a dollar around here.
THAT IS SO TRUE!!! why did i not think of that before... pffft thanks.

kayleneaussie · Post by **kayleneaussie** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:21 pm

How about half a dozen eggs and a loaf of bread. You could have boiled eggs and the next day scrambled eggs made with water and poached eggs

ummm forgot u only have a micro wave so give the boiled eggs a miss

Kathy Ellen · Post by **Kathy Ellen** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:25 pm

How about spaghetti and sauce, garlic bread, salad. That should last for a few days. I lived on spaghetti for a week when I had my 1st apartment and no money.:wah:And, I still LOVE spaghetti:D

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 2:46 pm

lol is it bad that i love not having money!!! haha i get to show my creativeness in food! my uncle says ketchup packets and water.... uh... no haha

sunny_bunny · Post by **sunny_bunny** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 3:19 pm

kayleneaussie;782197 wrote: How about half a dozen eggs and a loaf of bread. You could have boiled eggs and the next day scrambled eggs made with water and poached eggs

ummm forgot u only have a micro wave so give the boiled eggs a miss

Lol, eggs are binding so with that many she'll be totally constipated, have stomach-ache for a week and won't want to eat at all! Good answer k, hehehehehe :wah:

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 3:39 pm

Sunny Bunny

has the best idea - anything Pasta will go along way - Ramen Noodles.

I love cooked noodles with a little butter, salt & pepper.

I don't know where everyone else lives - But Eggs are expensive, all Dairy products have taken a hike.

Patsy

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:01 pm

hmm not a bad idea...

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:53 pm

Generic mac & cheese I suppose.

Bread & P/B ???

Sorry...been there it sucks !

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sat Feb 23, 2008 7:55 pm

Nomad;782437 wrote: Generic mac & cheese I suppose.

Bread & P/B ???

Sorry...been there it sucks !mmm lol that sounds almost too good for words...

kate_592 · Post by **kate_592** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 4:39 am

I think Fuzzy Butts suggestion is fantastic. I have been there many times too and seemed to live off too much bread - bad. Try and make soups - can do that in the microwave - veges and beans and loads of water. Or rice and veges is another thing you can do. Take Care

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:09 am

Omni_Skittles;782216 wrote: lol is it bad that i love not having money!!! haha i get to show my creativeness in food! my uncle says ketchup packets and water.... uh... no haha
I love your spirit!! :yh_clap :yh_dance

Borrow NOTHING, accept NOTHING! It's only a couple of days and we're only talking about food, not rent, right?

Add to those suggestions this one: Oatmeal (regular, not instant) is super cheap and microwaveable. Not the tastiest, but very filling and very nutritious. You can live more than a week with your three bucks.

When you get enough money, clone yourself. We need more of you. :-6

Accountable · Post by **Accountable** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 5:14 am

My sister-in-law once stretched a burger into 3 meals when she was 18. Meat for breakfast, a nice salad for lunch, and bread for dinner. I told her she was nuts but wouldn't accept my help. She's an incredibly strong and creative woman now, easily knocking down challenges that would drive lesser people insane.

along-for-the-ride · Post by **along-for-the-ride** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 9:33 am

I think all of us have had to stretch that dollar sometime in our lives. This experience does bring out the creativity in us...and also the appreciation of the times when we do have enough money for the things we need.

All the suggestions above are good.

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:33 am

Hmm only 3 dollars huh, well my only thought would be to try and ration it out until you are able to get some more money, by buying some small costing healthy foods, that may not taste as great as you would like, but will keep you full and not starving all day long. I hope you are able to come up with something!

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:27 pm

Accountable;782615 wrote: I love your spirit!! :yh_clap :yh_dance

Borrow NOTHING, accept NOTHING! It's only a couple of days and we're only talking about food, not rent, right?

Add to those suggestions this one: Oatmeal (regular, not instant) is super cheap and microwaveable. Not the tastiest, but very filling and very nutritious. You can live more than a week with your three bucks.

When you get enough money, clone yourself. We need more of you. :-6
clone myself... whoa that would be insane! So insane that i might do it... but then she'll want to make a clone and they'll want to make a clone... then they'll all realize that they are pretty awesome so they'll want to take over the world... just gets too messy.

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:29 pm

An army of me taking over the world!?! Now there's a thought! :wah:

Actually on second though having to spend so long staring at my ugly mug everywhere I look wouldn't be a pretty sight!

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:31 pm

chrisb84uk;783037 wrote: An army of me taking over the world!?! Now there's a thought! :wah:

Actually on second though having to spend so long staring at my ugly mug everywhere I look wouldn't be a pretty sight! :Dhaha well my problem would be is if they all thought like me.... oh poor useless clones...

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:36 pm

Hahaha well I'm sure your clones wouldn't been all that useless, especially if you could program them to do all sorts of things, like all the dirty household chores for example!

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:37 pm

chrisb84uk;783046 wrote: Hahaha well I'm sure your clones wouldn't been all that useless, especially if you could program them to do all sorts of things, like all the dirty household chores for example! :Dlol but i'm already a neat freak!!! I KNOW I KNOW I KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could turn them into a movie crew!!! like make them all work different jobs... and i'll be the producer and director... a whole crew of me!!! dude that sounds awesome!!!

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:47 pm

Hahaha now that sounds like an idea! I can see it now winning all kinds of awards, and your picture will be spread around the world, and before you know it you will become a famous celebrity.

Well one can dream I suppose haha.

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:50 pm

chrisb84uk;783072 wrote: Hahaha now that sounds like an idea! I can see it now winning all kinds of awards, and your picture will be spread around the world, and before you know it you will become a famous celebrity.

Well one can dream I suppose haha.lol well, I do make movies... just none yet... well In the process of a summer film! how about that! lol in a class of 35 we all decided to make a movie and this is the school's first one! and I'm one of the youngest and i'm like the second assistant director... everyone wanted that job but i uh snatched it from them with all my amazingness... so basically if the director dies with the 1st A.D. then i would be the director... which would just be insane... you know Christmas is a looong way away?

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 12:56 pm

That sounds great! What is the film about?

Oh and if you are referring to the title under my name, yeah I can't change that. I did that before my subscription ran out before Xmas, and can't edit it now oh well haha.

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:01 pm

chrisb84uk;783092 wrote: That sounds great! What is the film about?

Oh and if you are referring to the title under my name, yeah I can't change that. I did that before my subscription ran out before Xmas, and can't edit it now oh well haha.
The film is about a news anchor who starts out as a cold hearted guy. Ya know not caring about the stories he reads and junk... then it kinda changes into a scrooge thing... some chick named myst takes him through different series of events and all of them do with the stories he reported... a soldier oversees, a paralyzed football player, a homeless person, and then the father of a girl who lost her mother in a wreck... and then it ends happy haha

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:04 pm

chrisb84uk;783092 wrote:

Oh and if you are referring to the title under my name, yeah I can't change that. I did that before my subscription ran out before Xmas, and can't edit it now oh well haha.haha that's funny... well it will make sense in a few more... nine or eight months haha

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:05 pm

I like the sound of that, I'm sure it will turn out really well for you!

Are you going to perform it to others, like other students or parents?

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:07 pm

chrisb84uk;783113 wrote: I like the sound of that, I'm sure it will turn out really well for you!

Are you going to perform it to others, like other students or parents?well, it's a movie... so the college is going to have a premiere date and my prof is putting in some film festivals.

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 1:10 pm

Well I wish you all the best for your movie!

Patsy Warnick · Post by **Patsy Warnick** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:08 pm

WOW

Skittles

Did you ever think you'd get this response for $3.00..!!

Anyway back to the food ration...

I use a baked potato like a pizza - use anything you may have & throw on the potato - onion - cheese - olives -(drain can) beans -(drain can) corn -anything.

Delish

anyway hope I didn't interupt :wah:

Patsy

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Sun Feb 24, 2008 10:43 pm

lol interrupt what?

and i am down to no dollars.... maybe a nickel... but i only have one more day!!! yippie... but i'm not telling my mom anything because she would freak out!

Nomad · Post by **Nomad** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 4:20 am

You could do what weeder does.

She walks through the store eating everything in sight then leaves.

mikeinie · Post by **mikeinie** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 6:56 am

That’s easy, go out and buy yourself a scratch and win lotto ticket and win like $25,000 or something! :guitarist

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 10:06 am

Hahaha now if only it were that simple we would all be living the luxury life!

Omni_Skittles · Post by **Omni_Skittles** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 12:54 pm

mikeinie;783464 wrote: That’s easy, go out and buy yourself a scratch and win lotto ticket and win like $25,000 or something! :guitaristi'm not old enough to buy a lotto ticket.... haha

chrisb84uk · Post by **chrisb84uk** » Mon Feb 25, 2008 1:06 pm

In that case I'll buy it for you, (with your reminaing money of course,) and then if you win I'll ask for 30% of the winnings. Ok 25% I'm nice after all! :wah: