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Don't buy brand products, always go with generic store brand items. As a fellow slav once said "brands only exist to take more money from you"
The Unofficial Kiwi Poorfag Resource Thread - share recipes and resources for your area (both government and personal) here
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Random poor recipe #1
“Fried macaroni”
My cousin and his wife made this for us once when they were drunk and it was surprisingly good
Macaroni elbow pasta
Butter
Eggs
Boil the pasta as directed
Heat a good chunk of butter in frying pan
Scramble some eggs (depends how many people)
After the pasta has gotten a bit sizzle and brown, pour on the eggs
Scrape and flip with a spatula until the eggs are cooked
Good with ketchup or hot sauce
“Fried macaroni”
My cousin and his wife made this for us once when they were drunk and it was surprisingly good
Macaroni elbow pasta
Butter
Eggs
Boil the pasta as directed
Heat a good chunk of butter in frying pan
Scramble some eggs (depends how many people)
After the pasta has gotten a bit sizzle and brown, pour on the eggs
Scrape and flip with a spatula until the eggs are cooked
Good with ketchup or hot sauce
Owls Owls Owls
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MyAnonaMouse has all the books/audiobooks/radio shows/comics you can possibly want, for free. It's easy to get in, super easy to maintain a ratio so long as you have a computer and an internet connection.
If you are worried about your internet provider getting mad at you, use ProtonVPN. They have a free version which only gives you 3 countries to choose from, but you only need one.
If you are worried about your internet provider getting mad at you, use ProtonVPN. They have a free version which only gives you 3 countries to choose from, but you only need one.
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My grandmother would often make pancakes with country gravy. Short on cash?
Off brand boxed pancake mix (Just add water)
Canned country gravy
Like 4 meals for 2, or 2 meals for 4 … $4.00
Off brand boxed pancake mix (Just add water)
Canned country gravy
Like 4 meals for 2, or 2 meals for 4 … $4.00
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My grandma used to cook some good-ass meals from the Great Depression.
Cabbage rolls are probably the cheapest tasty food you can make. Take a head of cabbage, rip leaves off and simmer them until they're tender enough to roll up, Cook white rice and brown a little bit of beef for flavor. Crack open a can of tomato paste and then reconstitute it in...
Okay real talk who else grew up with a pot of vegetable soup sitting on the stove forever, just sitting there at the barest simmer for days and days on end and that was like supper half the time.
Anyway so you take the liquid from that and reconstitute the tomato paste with it in a saucepan. Get out the brown-colored Pyrex that I don't think they even make anymore. Put the white rice and beef mixture into the cabbage leaves, put some salt and paprika on them and roll them up. Put them in the Pyrex and ladle in the tomato paste and ancient vegetable soup mixture until it's halfway up the rolls, then bake for 35 minutes at 350. Hillbilly goodness.
My grandma also used to make coffee in a saucepan on the stove and that was left for days as well. Just gotta skim the top off so you don't get any grounds in your cup.
Cabbage rolls are probably the cheapest tasty food you can make. Take a head of cabbage, rip leaves off and simmer them until they're tender enough to roll up, Cook white rice and brown a little bit of beef for flavor. Crack open a can of tomato paste and then reconstitute it in...
Okay real talk who else grew up with a pot of vegetable soup sitting on the stove forever, just sitting there at the barest simmer for days and days on end and that was like supper half the time.
Anyway so you take the liquid from that and reconstitute the tomato paste with it in a saucepan. Get out the brown-colored Pyrex that I don't think they even make anymore. Put the white rice and beef mixture into the cabbage leaves, put some salt and paprika on them and roll them up. Put them in the Pyrex and ladle in the tomato paste and ancient vegetable soup mixture until it's halfway up the rolls, then bake for 35 minutes at 350. Hillbilly goodness.
My grandma also used to make coffee in a saucepan on the stove and that was left for days as well. Just gotta skim the top off so you don't get any grounds in your cup.
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Learn some polish/Spanish. They have good food in the ethnic section and it’s cheaper than amerifat food. I recommend learning to use those Goya pouches to season your cooking. Just stay away from the pork Goya buillion, it’s like an alien’s approximation of what pork smells/tastes like and it’s deeply unsettling.
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What kind of art show?
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Most art show receptions/opening nights have free food and often free wine. Usually just stuff like cheese, crackers, fruit/veggies, dip but it's better than nothing
Big protip
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Like metal sculptures and shitty acrylic paintings. Typical for that area. I move around the country a lot.
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Cooking with Clara is such a wonderful snapshot of Great Depression struggle meals our Grandmothers made
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I usually collect from a hick-bar every other day as part of my late-afternoon/nightly recycling collection route.
If you don't mind digging in gunge and have a recycling buyback in your town, you can just collect and sell, containers found will usually detail the price for selling emptied ones off. The core issue is storage and transport (I have a cart for this) and learning the peak times.
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Rarbg for movies
b-ok.cc and libgen for books
fitgirl for games
nyaa.si for anime
b-ok.cc and libgen for books
fitgirl for games
nyaa.si for anime
Polly Pissy Pants really needs to grift an Instapot....they pay for themselves. I make roasts, soup,yogurt,rice,beans,boiled eggs and poached eggs in it. I can also bake cakes and such in it. Steams veg or seafood in minutes.
The cheapest leathery meats come out fork tender. Easy as fuck. Doesn't use a lot of power,doesn't heat up the house and most people who can read or watch a video can learn to use it properly.
The cheapest leathery meats come out fork tender. Easy as fuck. Doesn't use a lot of power,doesn't heat up the house and most people who can read or watch a video can learn to use it properly.
ditto
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Heat only one room at home and wipe yourself with a damp cloth instead of having a shower.
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Fitgirl is hit and miss, but the people she repacks for have a more extensive library. Skidrow/Codex, etc. She isn't the one ripping the games, they are. She's just repacking them and cleaning up the bulk. If she has it, grab it for sure because it does end up saving space on your computer (sometimes saves more than the original copy of the game would) but since she's one person reliable updates are rough.
Also, before I forget. Mornings around 9am are when grocery stores discount their fresh shit and you can get rotisserie chickens, bakery goods, etc. on the cheap.
Man I love my instant pot. I also have a crock pot and some days I'll run them both if I need rice for a meal or if I'm making something else. You can do pasta in an instant pot too. Most things can be done between a crock pot and instant pot and 80% of the time you can throw something in there, add some spices and pray and everything will be okay.
ZANE_ROCKS_14
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May not exactly applicable, but here's a few for the drifters out there.
Comfort is as good as what you can carry with you, so a used heavy duty duffel can outlast a cloth carry case depending on how much you're on the move. Grab some incense - easy to transport, smells good, and the smoke repels insects including roaches. If you're somewhere humid, cloth or burlap can grow fungus so opt for vinyl on your smaller bags. Vacuum seal bags can save a lot of space and keep out contaminants too.
Hotel chains offer points and some (Marriott, Hilton, ect.) can translate those points into flight points (Delta, United, ect.). Just about every chain shop and restaurant offers points that add up fast over time. Discounters in richer areas (T.J. Maxx, Ross, ect.) often have toiletries and cosmetics that can be picked up on the cheap, just remember check expiration.
If you're able to carry something bigger with you, you can make a portable kitchen;
An induction hot plate, compatible compact camping pot set, and a camping utensil set run under >$200 on Amazon but you can find any of these on the cheap. Grab a large cooler with wheels and now you have something you can cook with, store spices, and a limited amount of good with you. If you have the space (like a 35L Rubbermaid cooler), you can get a small toaster oven. Spices are usually easy to store and keep well. A small work fan and a compact broom will keep that lingering food smell out too. Now you can boil, bake, and grill without relying on a kitchenette. Coffee/Tea is also easy to bring along.
If you're looking for groceries - get pantry goods at an Asian market, meat and produce at any chain grocer. It's a hell of a lot cheaper and you get wider options.
Keep your shit out of sight and locked, don't wander anywhere a local wouldn't go. Stay safe out there.
Comfort is as good as what you can carry with you, so a used heavy duty duffel can outlast a cloth carry case depending on how much you're on the move. Grab some incense - easy to transport, smells good, and the smoke repels insects including roaches. If you're somewhere humid, cloth or burlap can grow fungus so opt for vinyl on your smaller bags. Vacuum seal bags can save a lot of space and keep out contaminants too.
Hotel chains offer points and some (Marriott, Hilton, ect.) can translate those points into flight points (Delta, United, ect.). Just about every chain shop and restaurant offers points that add up fast over time. Discounters in richer areas (T.J. Maxx, Ross, ect.) often have toiletries and cosmetics that can be picked up on the cheap, just remember check expiration.
If you're able to carry something bigger with you, you can make a portable kitchen;
An induction hot plate, compatible compact camping pot set, and a camping utensil set run under >$200 on Amazon but you can find any of these on the cheap. Grab a large cooler with wheels and now you have something you can cook with, store spices, and a limited amount of good with you. If you have the space (like a 35L Rubbermaid cooler), you can get a small toaster oven. Spices are usually easy to store and keep well. A small work fan and a compact broom will keep that lingering food smell out too. Now you can boil, bake, and grill without relying on a kitchenette. Coffee/Tea is also easy to bring along.
If you're looking for groceries - get pantry goods at an Asian market, meat and produce at any chain grocer. It's a hell of a lot cheaper and you get wider options.
Keep your shit out of sight and locked, don't wander anywhere a local wouldn't go. Stay safe out there.
Resting Peach Face
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If you have mince (hamburger meat) & you're using in for a pot meal like chilli/tacos/pasta sauce & so on then it can be stretched by adding grated carrot. No-one can tell the difference once it's cooked.
In a cottage pie (it's a Britbong thing - savoury mince & onions in gravy topped with mashed potato & baked in the oven) the mince element can be further stretched with a can of baked beans, sauce included.
This one's Britbong only I'm afraid (sorry US Kiwis) : Pasta with Marmite & peas is cheap, filling & delicious (if you're a lover not a hater). This also works well with a baked potato & a bit of butter.
Plain biscuit/scone dough from scratch is easy: 3 cups all purpose flour, 5 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt (or just 3 cups of self rising flour if you have it), 3/4 cup of butter/margarine, 1 1/4 cups of milk. Rub the butter into the dry ingredients until it resembles breadcrumbs, then add milk until you get a soft but not sticky dough. Can be rolled out to use as a cheap pizza base (spread it with passata/tomato puree & add cheese and toppings that you have to hand) or can be cut into rounds, baked & used to top pot meals as a mashed potato substitute or as a side to bulk out other meals.
Tinned baked beans are often cheaper than tins of haricot/white beans, so buy the cheapest baked beans available, tip them into a sieve/colander & simply wash the sauce off as a cheaper substitute
In a cottage pie (it's a Britbong thing - savoury mince & onions in gravy topped with mashed potato & baked in the oven) the mince element can be further stretched with a can of baked beans, sauce included.
This one's Britbong only I'm afraid (sorry US Kiwis) : Pasta with Marmite & peas is cheap, filling & delicious (if you're a lover not a hater). This also works well with a baked potato & a bit of butter.
Plain biscuit/scone dough from scratch is easy: 3 cups all purpose flour, 5 teaspoons baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt (or just 3 cups of self rising flour if you have it), 3/4 cup of butter/margarine, 1 1/4 cups of milk. Rub the butter into the dry ingredients until it resembles breadcrumbs, then add milk until you get a soft but not sticky dough. Can be rolled out to use as a cheap pizza base (spread it with passata/tomato puree & add cheese and toppings that you have to hand) or can be cut into rounds, baked & used to top pot meals as a mashed potato substitute or as a side to bulk out other meals.
Tinned baked beans are often cheaper than tins of haricot/white beans, so buy the cheapest baked beans available, tip them into a sieve/colander & simply wash the sauce off as a cheaper substitute
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Lentils are a meme for a reason.
Buy them cheap, store them dry. They're the most forgiving bean; you don't have to have your shit together and remember to soak them overnight, or do extra boiling. If you can cook noodles, you can cook lentils.
They aren't "bean-y," they're not as gassy, and they cooperate with whatever flavor ingredients you have. Lentil chili, lentil soup with mirepoix, lentils with Indian spices, lentils with packets of taco sauce, lentils with a can of Manwich on two pieces of day-old bread. Lentils are an excellent and versatile pantry staple.
More intricate recipes are left as an exercise for the reader.
Buy them cheap, store them dry. They're the most forgiving bean; you don't have to have your shit together and remember to soak them overnight, or do extra boiling. If you can cook noodles, you can cook lentils.
They aren't "bean-y," they're not as gassy, and they cooperate with whatever flavor ingredients you have. Lentil chili, lentil soup with mirepoix, lentils with Indian spices, lentils with packets of taco sauce, lentils with a can of Manwich on two pieces of day-old bread. Lentils are an excellent and versatile pantry staple.
More intricate recipes are left as an exercise for the reader.
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Some weird bicycling shit incoming.
Cars are fucking expensive. Real fucking expensive. So a bicycle is handy, especially if a commute is less than 20 miles (and most especially for those who aren't avid cyclists for distances of 10 miles... of if a bit on the heavier side, within 5 miles). It's a cheap way to get groceries, get to work if you have the fortune of working close, and requires very little in the way of expenditure. I know in many areas of Burgerland it seems untenable because of poor infrastructure, but recall that it's considered a vehicle and has rights on the road (just wear a helmet and outfit your bike with some cheap lights to make you more visible - high vis shirts help, too. Been riding for many, many years with zero tangles with cars - all of my accidents happen to involve a gravel bike, single-track and trees/boulders/jumps I shouldn't be taking). Just don't ride like an asshole, and you should be able to commute relatively safely. (If I could survive amongst the asshats of Norfolk, VA, you can survive as well.)
Bicycles can be found easily at the end of the school year in college towns from those who are graduating and no longer foresee a need for their cheap bike that's carried them between lecture halls. If you live near a military base, they're constantly available for cheap when deployments are coming, and if you have the luck of living near a training command military base, every time a class graduates bikes will rain from the heavens. Most of these can be picked up for very low cost or free. Sometimes there are curb alerts in neighborhoods where people will dispose of bikes, and other times you can have the luck of finding something almost serviceable being disposed of.
The most bent of tires should not stop you from claiming a bike - most bikes get thrown out for easy to fix problems like bent wheels and broken derailleurs. These can be repaired for much cheaper than purchasing a new bicycle. In fact, using a spoke key that can be purchased for $5-$10 bucks, you can straighten a wheel that has intact spokes (it's tedious, but possible). You don't even need a special stand to do it - a piece of tape on the forks or drops of the bike will give you a guide, and let you get the wheel ridable. And if the rim of the wheel is cracked or the spokes are popped? A new wheel for most bikes can be had at your local bike shop for about $35, which is less than a tank of gas these days.
All maintenance on a bicycle can be accomplished by the layman (unless it's a higher-end bike). You don't need many tools - a pedal wrench, a crank pull, a wrench set (if you have through-axels, that is. Quick release, this isn't necessary) and an allen key set (because just about everything uses 3, 4, 4.5, 5 and 6mm allen keys on a bike). For grease, don't go get some specialty Park Tools shit - just pick up cheap frame grease in the automotive section of your store. DO get bike lube, though. Just about everything else is shit. Don't worry about specialty lube - just get the 'white lightning' cheap shit at Walmart or the equivalent wherever you are. Most parts needed for a bike like brake pads and bearings for your bottom bracket can be had for less than $20 (I have a bag of 100 bearings for my vintage race bike that cost me $15 bucks including shipping and handling).
Also unnecessary is a maintenance stand. You can perform just about everything by flipping the bike upside-down on its handlebars and saddle. Unless you're re-wrapping the handlebars or replacing the saddle or repacking the bearings in the headtube, then just prop the fucker upright.
Reference Youtube (I like Global Cycling Network) for videos on how to perform the maintenance for your bike. It's not hard. Nothing (other than repacking a blown fucking FSA MegaExo BSA, because fuck that noise ugh) is outside of your capabilities on a cheap bike.
Also, if you're a sick bastard like me, hang around with actual cyclists at bike shops. You'll run into people who are upgrading their bikes and no longer have room for one of their vintage ponies. I have gotten a bike for FREE this way (the other free bike I got because I out-climbed a dude while riding a Walmart bike, and he took offense and stated that if he was going to be demolished on climbs he'd rather it be by a decent bike - he had a spare in his garden shed that he gifted me so he wouldn't suffer the shame again on our next group ride), and both of these vintage beauties are untouchable for less than $500. Cycling enthusiasts are always happy to see their castoffs find a good home.
Cars are fucking expensive. Real fucking expensive. So a bicycle is handy, especially if a commute is less than 20 miles (and most especially for those who aren't avid cyclists for distances of 10 miles... of if a bit on the heavier side, within 5 miles). It's a cheap way to get groceries, get to work if you have the fortune of working close, and requires very little in the way of expenditure. I know in many areas of Burgerland it seems untenable because of poor infrastructure, but recall that it's considered a vehicle and has rights on the road (just wear a helmet and outfit your bike with some cheap lights to make you more visible - high vis shirts help, too. Been riding for many, many years with zero tangles with cars - all of my accidents happen to involve a gravel bike, single-track and trees/boulders/jumps I shouldn't be taking). Just don't ride like an asshole, and you should be able to commute relatively safely. (If I could survive amongst the asshats of Norfolk, VA, you can survive as well.)
Bicycles can be found easily at the end of the school year in college towns from those who are graduating and no longer foresee a need for their cheap bike that's carried them between lecture halls. If you live near a military base, they're constantly available for cheap when deployments are coming, and if you have the luck of living near a training command military base, every time a class graduates bikes will rain from the heavens. Most of these can be picked up for very low cost or free. Sometimes there are curb alerts in neighborhoods where people will dispose of bikes, and other times you can have the luck of finding something almost serviceable being disposed of.
The most bent of tires should not stop you from claiming a bike - most bikes get thrown out for easy to fix problems like bent wheels and broken derailleurs. These can be repaired for much cheaper than purchasing a new bicycle. In fact, using a spoke key that can be purchased for $5-$10 bucks, you can straighten a wheel that has intact spokes (it's tedious, but possible). You don't even need a special stand to do it - a piece of tape on the forks or drops of the bike will give you a guide, and let you get the wheel ridable. And if the rim of the wheel is cracked or the spokes are popped? A new wheel for most bikes can be had at your local bike shop for about $35, which is less than a tank of gas these days.
All maintenance on a bicycle can be accomplished by the layman (unless it's a higher-end bike). You don't need many tools - a pedal wrench, a crank pull, a wrench set (if you have through-axels, that is. Quick release, this isn't necessary) and an allen key set (because just about everything uses 3, 4, 4.5, 5 and 6mm allen keys on a bike). For grease, don't go get some specialty Park Tools shit - just pick up cheap frame grease in the automotive section of your store. DO get bike lube, though. Just about everything else is shit. Don't worry about specialty lube - just get the 'white lightning' cheap shit at Walmart or the equivalent wherever you are. Most parts needed for a bike like brake pads and bearings for your bottom bracket can be had for less than $20 (I have a bag of 100 bearings for my vintage race bike that cost me $15 bucks including shipping and handling).
Also unnecessary is a maintenance stand. You can perform just about everything by flipping the bike upside-down on its handlebars and saddle. Unless you're re-wrapping the handlebars or replacing the saddle or repacking the bearings in the headtube, then just prop the fucker upright.
Reference Youtube (I like Global Cycling Network) for videos on how to perform the maintenance for your bike. It's not hard. Nothing (other than repacking a blown fucking FSA MegaExo BSA, because fuck that noise ugh) is outside of your capabilities on a cheap bike.
Also, if you're a sick bastard like me, hang around with actual cyclists at bike shops. You'll run into people who are upgrading their bikes and no longer have room for one of their vintage ponies. I have gotten a bike for FREE this way (the other free bike I got because I out-climbed a dude while riding a Walmart bike, and he took offense and stated that if he was going to be demolished on climbs he'd rather it be by a decent bike - he had a spare in his garden shed that he gifted me so he wouldn't suffer the shame again on our next group ride), and both of these vintage beauties are untouchable for less than $500. Cycling enthusiasts are always happy to see their castoffs find a good home.
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Learn to sew. Being able to repair small tears, holes etc will stop them from growing until the item is unusable. Being able to replace a zip ditto. If you can beg or borrow an older sewing machine (often estate sales have them) and it’s decent it’ll last you forever. You can scavenge zippers from thrift stores and most big box fabric places have odds and ends bins with all sorts of stuff in them. Save buttons, cut them off old clothes /items if you throw something out (save the zips, any fixtures etc.) yes that’s granny behaviour, I don’t care. it also allows you to shop things like the rails in a store with nice but ripped/slightly broken stuff and fix it. Or adjust clothes you find in sales/charity shops.
Learn when supermarkets go round and reduce stuff. Shop at that time. Shop with someone so you can take advantage of bulk discounts if you’re single.
Barter. Swap stuff.
Grow veg and herbs. Pots on window ledges and if you have a balcony, or if you’re lucky enough to have a garden. It’s a fair bit of effort but it keeps you fit and as food gets more expensive it’s nice to have fresh veg. A couple of courgette plants in grow bags will have you with so many you’ll be giving them away
Want fresh veg but in a flat? You don’t need expensive hydroponic setups to grow things that way indoors. The cheap ikea plastic small boxes - KUGGIS ones, 2 pound fifty. drill hole in top, shove cheap grow plug from Amazon in. Fill with water and the cheaper hydro stuff you can get off Amazon. You can fit several in a window ledge and grow various veg in them.
Find your local car boot sale.
Learn when supermarkets go round and reduce stuff. Shop at that time. Shop with someone so you can take advantage of bulk discounts if you’re single.
Barter. Swap stuff.
Grow veg and herbs. Pots on window ledges and if you have a balcony, or if you’re lucky enough to have a garden. It’s a fair bit of effort but it keeps you fit and as food gets more expensive it’s nice to have fresh veg. A couple of courgette plants in grow bags will have you with so many you’ll be giving them away
Want fresh veg but in a flat? You don’t need expensive hydroponic setups to grow things that way indoors. The cheap ikea plastic small boxes - KUGGIS ones, 2 pound fifty. drill hole in top, shove cheap grow plug from Amazon in. Fill with water and the cheaper hydro stuff you can get off Amazon. You can fit several in a window ledge and grow various veg in them.
Find your local car boot sale.