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£5 a day I reckon I could just about do. £1 a day I'd end up malnourished.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.' -
There's a bit of a difference between living off £1 a day, and feeding yourself for £1 a day. The latter doesn't sound all that hard, at least not for 5 days. I reckon I could get through 5 days on toast and marmite sandwiches.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Originally posted by VectraMan View PostThere's a bit of a difference between living off £1 a day, and feeding yourself for £1 a day. The latter doesn't sound all that hard, at least not for 5 days. I reckon I could get through 5 days on toast and marmite sandwiches.
But I'd be "cheating" by using stuff I usually have a good stock of like olive oil, herbs and spices.Behold the warranty -- the bold print giveth and the fine print taketh away.Comment
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Large bag of cheapo rice.
Cheapo baked beans.
Stuff priced down at the end of the day.
You could survive on it, but it wouldn't be much fun.Comment
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Just looked at their recipe book.
I could survive on porridge, bean burger & chips, veggie chilli, and a baked banana every day for a week.
Which appears to be £1.23 a day - bugger, failed again.Comment
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Originally posted by Sysman View PostBut I'd be "cheating" by using stuff I usually have a good stock of like olive oil, herbs and spices.Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Those recipes look awful. Try A Girl Called Jack instead (she did this for months, not days).+50 Xeno Geek Points
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Well that's it sorted for flavour. 99p
But do you lick the spoon?What happens in General, stays in General.You know what they say about assumptions!Comment
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Originally posted by Zippy View PostThose recipes look awful. Try A Girl Called Jack instead (she did this for months, not days).
Used to have feck all to live off as a student, learned very quickly that the veg stall holders at the market would practically give away the veg at the end of the day. Also if you went to the butcher there were certain types of meat that wouldn't sell, so used to get free oxtail, pigs trotters and lambs hearts. And of course heading to the supermarkets to get what they had priced down before they closed at the end of the day.
Its also learning to use leftovers effectively, roast chicken on Sunday is effectively 3 more meals and stock or soup.Comment
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