Scrambled Eggs for Cheaps Again
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (107346)
United States
September 8, 2025 7:28pm CST
It seems almost weird to me to say a scrambled egg dinner is cheap, considering what eggs were not that long ago. They're still not cheap compared to what they were a couple years ago. But okay, they're back to some sense of at least "economical."
But that's what's for dinner tonight. A batch of scrambled eggs.
In traditional @thislittlepennyearns style, I thought I would do a little break down. I am curious anyway. So, here it is.
8 eggs $1.33.
3 hot dogs, sliced $0.62
Half an onion, $.050.
A splash of milk, $0.15.
A spat of butter, $0.25.
4 ounces of shredded cheese $1.00.
4 slices of toast with butter, $0.50.
The grand total for our meal? $4.35.
I don't know about you, but that's a pretty cheap meal, and we'll be quite full when all is said and done. We'll probably serve the eggs with a little dab of ketchup on them which will raise the cost a little bit, but not by anything to write home about.
Do you like scrambled eggs for dinner sometimes? What went on your dinner table tonight? And what are your thoughts on ketchup on your eggs?
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@DaddyEvil (159134)
• United States
15h
Since you asked, ketchup doesn't belong on eggs... 
I do love scrambled eggs but I usually add chopped ham instead of hotdogs to mine. I do love onions and like to leave them only partly cooked. (I like the crunch and taste of partly raw onion.) Cheddar cheese is always good with scrambled eggs, too. We usually have shredded Colby-Jack in the fridge. 
Pretty is on a kick of chicken, mashed potatoes and biscuits lately. It's good. And I knew what she was going to make when she offered to make dinner tonight. At least I didn't have to cook tonight. 
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@DaddyEvil (159134)
• United States
2h
@porwest I like ketchup and cooked tomatoes but I never add them to eggs.
Brats in eggs are good, Italian sausage is always good, no matter what you put it in. Pork sausage is good, bacon works well with eggs, too.
I have tried crumbled hamburger in eggs but wasn't very keen on that.
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@porwest (107346)
• United States
2h
@DaddyEvil Yeah. I'd have to agree on the crumbled hamburger in eggs. Maybe not on that one for me either.
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@porwest (107346)
• United States
3h
Fine. Have it your way. But I love a little red tanginess on mine. And even sometimes salsa. In fact, you'd think this would be more popular. When McDonald's served breakfast burritos, they'd always offer salsa packets. Tomatoes sometimes even go in an omelet, so to me, it's a bit of a weird controversy. lol
But when it comes to meat in a scrambled egg batch, I change it up a lot. I've used cut up brats or Italian sausages, crumbled pork sausage, bacon, ham, hot dogs...
It just depends on what I feel like and what's on hand.
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@Traceyjayne (5046)
• United Kingdom
15h
I do like a scrambled egg …..The Mister does a mighty fine scrambled eggs with toast. ( I have to have my things by the side of the toast as I don’t like things on the toast as they make it go soggy …..I hate soggy toast ! ).
We have it for breakfast sometimes. We wouldn’t have it for a tea.
I wouldn’t have ketchup ….but that’s just me…..
* if you bought a block of cheese and grated it yourself it would be even cheaper …..just saying ….
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@Traceyjayne (5046)
• United Kingdom
1h
@porwest they add a powder to grated cheese to keep it from going off.
@1creekgirl (44107)
• United States
13h
I like a good supper of scrambled eggs sometimes, usually with cheese and maybe bacon in them. Yours sounds tasty.
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@porwest (107346)
• United States
5h
When it comes to adding a meat, it's usually sausage, hot dogs, ham or bacon, depending on what we feel like and what's available. Usually I'd add in some bell peppers too, but we're out and I don't want to buy any more before we leave for our camping trip on Thursday. But yes, it does make for a delicious dinner.
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@LooeyVille (37)
• United States
5h
I do miss eggs. At the risk of being gross, they go right through me in about 5 minutes with diarrhea. I think it's an egg intolerance as opposed to an egg allergy, but nonetheless I can't eat eggs. Which makes me wonder about the flu shot. They ask you about allergies to eggs, don't they? I don't know what to say.
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@pitsipeahie (5419)
•
11h
Yes, I eat those any time of the day! Pretty much the same way you make yours—sometimes I use ham if we don’t have hotdogs, just whatever’s available. I might add tomatoes or other veggies too, depending on what’s in the fridge. And we usually have it with ketchup, mayo, or even a mix of both!
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