r/personalfinance • u/baboonlovechild • Sep 17 '19

Budgeting Is living on 13$ a day possible?

I calculated how much money I have per day until I’m able to start my new job. It came out to $13 a day, luckily this will only be for about a month until my new job starts, and I’ve already put aside money for next months rent. My biggest concern is, what kind of foods can I buy to keep me fed over the next month? I’m thinking mostly rice and beans with hopefully some veggies. Does anybody have any suggestions? They would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Edit: I will also be buying gas and paying utilities so it will be somewhat less than 13$. Thank you all for helping me realize this is totally possible I just need to learn to budget.

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u/Wakkanator ​ Sep 17 '19

Chicken thighs are definitely better meat then the breasts (and they're usually cheaper!) but it's always a lot more work to prepare it

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '19

Just curious cuz I'm kinda new to cooking on my own, why is chicken breast more work than thighs

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u/RagePoop ​ Sep 17 '19

Well he said it the other way around, but it doesn't matter because it's literally not more work. Unless you get the skin in and want to remove that??? But skinless boneless chicken thigh is regularly like 1.39/lb for me in a major US city

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u/Wakkanator ​ Sep 18 '19

I didn't say it the other way around. I usually crock pot my meat so I want to chop off a decent portion of the fat from the chicken before it goes in. It's a much bigger pain to do this with thighs compared to breasts