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You can feed yourself for $2 a day in the US, not live on tho. But you can do that much easier if you have money upfront from the beginning instead of getting

You can feed yourself for $2 a day in the US, not live on tho. But you can do that much easier if you have money upfront from the beginning instead of getting $2 every day. Let's say you have $60 in the beginning of the month. You can buy a 25lb of rice for $10-$15. You can then do the same for beans and you would have spent $20-$30. Some spices salt, pepper, thyme, onions and vegetable oil. Then if you're feeling really luxurious chicken. Buy multi vitamin to make up for what you're missing. Go to vegetable / farmers market while they are about to shut down and you can make out like a bandit for $5. Tons of vegetables or fruits they don't want to take home with them.

davchana 7y ago
I work in an Indian Grocery Store & none of the tens of types of rice are $15 for 25LB. The cheapest is $15 for 20LB. Edit: Thanks for the price lists of Big Stores. I only have info about Indian Grocery Store.
- segmondy 7y ago
  It has been more than a decade when I did this, but as late as 3 years ago, you could buy a 25lb rice for $10. Of course inflation and good economy and tarrifs have probably pushed up prices. https://www.thepennyhoarder.com/save-money/costco-sams-club-bjs-wholesale-club-comparison/ https://www.thepennyhoarder.com/save-money/costco-sams-club-... Rice BJ’s 25-pound bag of rice is $9.89. Costco’s 25-pound bag of rice is $9.49. Sam’s Club offers a 20-pound bag for $7.23. Winner: Pound for pound, Sam’s Club’s rice comes in cheapest at 36 cents per pound — even though it’s in a smaller bag! Beans BJ’s has 10 pounds of dry pintos for $6.42. If you’re looking for canned, prepared beans, BJ’s has a pretty decent deal on an eight-pack of 16.5 ounce Bush’s — they’re $9.59 at my club. Costco has a 10-pound package of black beans for $13.69 — it may have been out of pintos the day I went! Its Bush’s eight-pack of 16.5-ounce cans is just $8.99, however. Sam’s Club’s 10-pounder of pintos is $5.79. It carries the same package of Bush’s for $8.98.

davchana 7y ago

I work in an Indian Grocery Store & none of the tens of types of rice are $15 for 25LB. The cheapest is $15 for 20LB. Edit: Thanks for the price lists of Big Stores. I only have info about Indian Grocery Store.

segmondy 7y ago
It has been more than a decade when I did this, but as late as 3 years ago, you could buy a 25lb rice for $10. Of course inflation and good economy and tarrifs have probably pushed up prices. https://www.thepennyhoarder.com/save-money/costco-sams-club-bjs-wholesale-club-comparison/ https://www.thepennyhoarder.com/save-money/costco-sams-club-... Rice BJ’s 25-pound bag of rice is $9.89. Costco’s 25-pound bag of rice is $9.49. Sam’s Club offers a 20-pound bag for $7.23. Winner: Pound for pound, Sam’s Club’s rice comes in cheapest at 36 cents per pound — even though it’s in a smaller bag! Beans BJ’s has 10 pounds of dry pintos for $6.42. If you’re looking for canned, prepared beans, BJ’s has a pretty decent deal on an eight-pack of 16.5 ounce Bush’s — they’re $9.59 at my club. Costco has a 10-pound package of black beans for $13.69 — it may have been out of pintos the day I went! Its Bush’s eight-pack of 16.5-ounce cans is just $8.99, however. Sam’s Club’s 10-pounder of pintos is $5.79. It carries the same package of Bush’s for $8.98.