Living as cheaply as possible for a month 😬

[jdsmith]

@mad_masala

I can only think of…

You may be an overachiever.

[Explant]

@mad_masala

@Belgian_Pie

Chicken feed store sells corn/maize for cheaper

Maybe, but I find two problems with that:

1. Not all kernels pop. Yeah, only some varieties can be used for making popcorn
2. I find hard to believe that a farming grade product is human consumption grade too. Mental note: avoid any store selling Belgian pies…

Hahaha. Human consumption grade corn. Thats a f*cking good one!

[mad_masala]

@Explant

Hahaha. Human consumption grade corn. Thats a f*cking good one!

Not because of the produce but because of how hygienic the process and the packaging are. Obviously

In a package for farming there might be traces of all sort of shit.

[Taiwan_Luthiers]

The corns for popcorn is a specific breed of corn. You can’t just use any random corn grains for this.

[KINGKONGDONK]

10k a month? seems doable…

[Brianjones]

@Taiwan_Luthiers

The corns for popcorn is a specific breed of corn. You can’t just use any random corn grains for this.

It must be the Jumping genes.

[messiartdecomiami]

@DonR

I can still get good ones for 50nt, choice of meat and choice of 4 veggies. 65nt if you want the whole chicken leg or expensive fish.

Care to share some of these places’ addresses Don? Any in Yonghe?

Lunchboxes, do they fill you up? Would a fella with a hearty appetite have to buy two or more? Thank you.

[messiartdecomiami]

@BigDave

For 300 a day. Eat once a day at the vegetarian buffets. The rice and soup are bottomless.

You could do this on 200 a day.

When you say bottomless do you mean the rice and soup in said establishments (would carnivore ones be as cheap though?) is unlimited (all you can eat)?

If so that’s pretty sweet. Folks in general have to watch their caloric intake anyway for optimum health.

[scommy]

Go live in a taofang in some place like outskirts of Taichung or kaoshuing, easily get a place for 4k a month

[Super_Fire]

@TaipeiGuy2000

Also, skip a meal. Even if you eat more on your other meals, you won’t make up for the difference. You will get used to it in a day or two or three. I do not eat until around 2pm every day.

Skipping breakfast is never a good idea IMO. Breakfast or lunch should be the heaviest meal of the day, dinner should be the lightest.

Anything else is nutritionally unsound.

[BigDave]

All you can eat, yes. You just pay for the veggies by weight then add 20/30 for rice/soup.

[bingobango]

You can save so much money (and burn calories too!) by youbiking/getting a cheap bike/walking everywhere.

Traditional market is a great place to get cheap food. Also oatmeal is really really cheap at px/amart if you don’t want to go for rice. Throw in some soy milk and chop up a banana into it if you want to treat yourself.

[Belgian_Pie]

@messiartdecomiami

When you say bottomless do you mean the rice and soup in said establishments

Soup? Water wit a bone thrown in and some seaweed.

[Joebie]

You can always buy a whole rotisserie chicken and just get veggies and rice.

[Aikaili]

The problem with most biandangs is they are prepared several hours in advance. I went to a place where you dish up 4 sides. I got 4 of the same sides because the veggies were steaming hot.
People frequently miss work because of stomach issues and I guess room temp food prepared in unsanitary conditions is a major cause.

[Aikaili]

Best biandangs should be a thread.

[Belgian_Pie]

Taiwanese eat lukewarm food but drink hot water.

[DonR]

Not sure about Yonghe, but there is a chain called “mei mei” but not the breakfast store around Taipei that’s 55~75nt. Some branches are really good, amazing crunchy fish with chilies condiment, but other branches kinda suck.

[Belgian_Pie]

@DonR

amazing crunchy fish with chilies condiment

Breakfast?

[finley]

Why not? No rule that says you have to have a bowl of sugar for breakfast.