Frugal Food: Dinner for two for under $6.50

Defuniak Springs, Florida
March 7, 2024 8:11pm CST
I'm back with another cheap-a$$ meal. We had to run to pick up another med that the pharmacy was waiting on and decided to hit up Dollar Tree ( @porwest ) to pick up some sleep meds on the way home. We had a pretty big lunch, well for us anyway. So neither one of us was very hungry so we decided to grab some "snack-y" things while we were there. Which ended up being our dinner. Because that's just how we roll. We each got a Fast Bites Cheeseburger $1.25 ea, or $2.50 total We got a thing of Original Pringles to share $1.25 A 1.25 liter of Coke for $1.75 Ketchup for $1.25 and used about $0.10 of it. So for $5.60 before tax, and right at six-ish total we got dinner. I know it's not super healthy, but we are in a season of life when we can't afford a whole lot of super healthy. Plus we're fed and happy. So that's all that matters.
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@porwest (112804)
• United States
8 Mar 24
Interesting about that liter of Coke. I was wondering if they were doing that at all the stores, because I saw them at ours for $1.75 the other day. Hmm. Glad you enjoyed your dinner.
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
10 Mar 24
They just changed that price down here. It was when they decided to extend a lot of the dollar tree's and add the dollar plus sections.
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@porwest (112804)
• United States
12 Mar 24
@thislittlepennyearns I hate that they have had to resort to that. It changes the entire personality of their concept.
@JudyEv (381960)
• Rockingham, Australia
9 Mar 24
That was certainly an economical meal. It's surprising sometimes how you can get for your buck.
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
10 Mar 24
We ate out for lunch today it was def more than this meal was, but still pretty cheap.
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