I don't cook so I never take my own lunch to work. Therefore, I spend $4-$8 DAILY in the cafeteria at my job. Every paycheck, I see that I have spent around $50 in the cafeteria on my meals. Every year my cafeteria total is about $400. Isn't that kind of ridiculous?
The only thing I know how to make that's edible is a broccoli casserole. All the ingredients cost no more than $10 total. I could bake one and reserve it only for work. That would last about a week and I would have an extra $50 on my paycheck. Of course I need to learn other recipes and include some canned veggies to make a meal. I also must remember to take my food with me to work!
Also, for the past week I've only been drinking water from tap. It's free and I won't be spending any money on sodas and juices.
I'll share how this goes. I'm excited about saving some money to put toward my debt. This is going to be fun! Come Friday (payday), it's on!
In case anyone's interested, here's how I make the broccoli casserole. It's straight forward and easy.
Broccoli Casserole Recipe
Ingredients:
- 2 bags frozen broccoli florets
- 1 can cream of mushroom soup
- 1 box of Cheez-Its or Cheese Nips crackers
- 2 cups of shredded cheddar cheese (or cheese of your choice)
- 2 eggs
2. In a bowl mix together the eggs, cream of mushroom soup, and 1 cup of the shredded cheese.
3. Place the cooked broccoli on the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish. Pour your egg-soup-cheese mixture over the broccoli. No need to stir, but you can if you want.
4. Sprinkle the remaining shredded cheese on top.
5. Crumble some of the Cheez-its on top.
6. Bake 350 until cheese is golden-brown (about 30 minutes).
Subsequent batches of this type casserole wouldn't even cost $10 because you'll already have the eggs and cheese crackers on hand. If I remember correctly, I can get about 8 servings out of this which means that it calculates out to about $1.25 per serving the first time you make it. That beats $4 a day!
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