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Homemade everything on a very tight budget

lily_swenson
lily_swenson Posts: 38 Member
edited February 27 in Recipes
Hello I am on a very, very tight budget. My mother suggested making my own bread and I realized it would be MUCH cheaper.. what else is cheaper homemade? It need not be 100% good for you but I'm just trying to not starve to death...any tips are WELCOME! I am willing to spend a lot of time cooking if necessary, and I have a oven and crockpot.

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  • Chelseapretorius
    Chelseapretorius Posts: 24 Member
    You could make your own pasta?
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    pasta for sure, cheese is cheaper too, as is sausage. It's also cheaper to buy whole animals and get them butchered out. I love lamb, at the local market it starts at $15 a pound, the lamb in my freezer cost me $2.50 a pound.

    Think of what you can make and make it.
  • Chelseapretorius
    Chelseapretorius Posts: 24 Member
    Exactly more or less anything you can buy at the shops you can make yourself.
  • FitFroglet
    FitFroglet Posts: 219 Member
    You might find this website useful - it's written by a lady who fed herself and her son on £10 a week because she fell on hard times.
    I'd recommend the carrot and kidney bean burgers and the curry with apricots - both are delicious.
    She also has many bread recipes which are easy to make.

    http://agirlcalledjack.com/category/recipes-food/

    Generally dried beans and lentils will get you a lot of nutrients for your money.

    Hope this helps.
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