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Slave Famous
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I can hardly tell the difference

Just kind of embarrassing when people come over

I think I'm gonna keep an empty Lucky Charms box and dump the HT brand in there

Kind of like I do with my Goose Bottle and Skyy

Gotta keep up appearances

1/22/2009 9:46:51 AM

hgtran
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you eat cereal and you worry about appearance?

1/22/2009 9:47:58 AM

Slave Famous
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Heavens to Betsey I do !

1/22/2009 9:48:45 AM

Vulcan91
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Often times the cereal is actually made by the name brand manufacturer. It's literally the exact same thing.

1/22/2009 9:52:13 AM

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trader joes store brand cereal is yummy

1/22/2009 9:53:28 AM

pilgrimshoes
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sir, you need to learn about svedka

1/22/2009 9:54:32 AM

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1/22/2009 9:55:05 AM

Slave Famous
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Svedka's baby stuff homes

Skyy is better than Svedka

1/22/2009 9:56:00 AM

pilgrimshoes
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agree to disagree

since we're going for cheap with decent taste

i've been on a kick recently where i dont buy anything with labels

well except for bread and eggs

it's produce, fruit, butchered, seafood or deli for me

as few packaged goods as possible

1/22/2009 9:59:35 AM

evan
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"as few packaged goods as possible"


good job sir

1/22/2009 10:02:50 AM

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hahahaha...op is genius!

1/22/2009 10:02:53 AM

hgtran
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I haven't eaten cereal in at least 6 months.

1/22/2009 10:03:59 AM

Slave Famous
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Well produce deli fruit and butcher foods are usually more expensive than packaged food

like deli turkey costs more than the packaged turkey slices that are slimy as hell and nasty

I try to shop similarly...I use to shop like once every week and a half or so and stock up on prepackaged stuff

Now I like to stop at the HT or Fresh Market on the way home and grab just what I'm gonna eat that night

Its fresher and better for you, albeit a little more expensive

1/22/2009 10:05:58 AM

hgtran
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you should go to Quizno's and get some subs. They have the BOGO coupon this month.

1/22/2009 10:06:49 AM

Slave Famous
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Well I'd get two at most

You cant really stock up on subs

1, you'd get sick of them and 2, they'd get nasty quick unless you held off the lettuce and condiments and put those on yourself right before you ate them

1/22/2009 10:08:22 AM

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precisely.

You can however, make a good, healthy meals with nothing but fresh ingredients (and deli meats are border line... since you know.. they're still packaged) for under $11/day.

I, too, have been trying to cut back on what seems to be extraneous expenditures, but one thing i will not sacrifice is the quality of the food i prepare.

1/22/2009 10:09:09 AM

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i'm glad i don't hang out with people who would judge me based upon my cereal

1/22/2009 10:09:56 AM

pilgrimshoes
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you'd be surprised.

most people do, even subconsciously

1/22/2009 10:11:33 AM

hgtran
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"i'm glad i don't hang out with people who would judge me based upon my cereal"

1/22/2009 10:11:41 AM

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Someone should make a list of foods where brand does and doesn't make a difference.

I'll start with foods where they do make a difference:

Pop-tarts

1/22/2009 10:13:05 AM

Slave Famous
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I cut back a little on stuff since I'm trying to get a house and a new car within the next year or so

1. Less spur of the moment weekend plane trips...driving trips are fine but last minute flights are $$$$$$$

2. Less super expensive restruants (Now its Outback instead of Morton's)

3. Less 6 and 7 dollar beers and more 2 and 3 dollar beers ( I really don't have that sophisticated of a pallate anyway)

4. Netflix instead of randomly spending 11 dollars to go see a movie I really don't care about (Paul Blart was definitely worth it, tho)

5. Getting some shoes off the internet instead of Macy's/Belks/Nordstrom's


Its a start, at least

1/22/2009 10:14:10 AM

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"i'm glad i don't hang out with people who would judge me based upon my cereal"

1/22/2009 10:14:17 AM

Flying Tiger
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I look forward to the time when I can splurge $11/day on food.

1/22/2009 10:22:23 AM

pilgrimshoes
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yeah well

that's living as lean as i can at this point

1/22/2009 10:23:45 AM

hgtran
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I guess the good thing about my work is that I get free lunch everyday, so spending $11/day on food shouldn't be a problem. I usually spend around $7 anyway.

1/22/2009 10:25:05 AM

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the big hit is the meats.

recently, i've been on a grillin' and broilin' streak, and will steam veggies and cook a meat portion in different marinades or other things, and most of the time some long grain brown rice to go along

i rarely use beef however, and a good friend of mine gave me like 3 beef cookbooks for christmas

i'll likely start doing that more

the other night made a tomato/basil baslamic vinagarette to go over grilled top loin and a baby spinach salad

that was the jam, and relatively cheap and easy

if you have a stocked kitchen you really only needed to purchase the meat and tomatoes, maybe basil if you dont have any freshly available

slice 3 plum tomatoes, line a baking dish
i pressed 6 garlic cloves, then added 3 tbsp olive oil, mixed well and brushed over the tomatoes,
have the oven up to 450, roast for 10 minutes

while roasting give the steaks a nice coating of freshly ground black pepper, rub it in

get the food processor ready with enough basil for your liking, like 3 or 4 tbspn balsamic vinegar, 1 more tblspn olive oil, salt, pepper, load the roasted tomatoes in, run until smooth

grill up your steaks, a nice bloody rare, slice thin

baby spinach, fan the steak strips, dressing to taste

baller meal for like $8, and if you grill at the same time as you're preppin and making the dressing, can be completed top to bottom in like 25 minutes

1/22/2009 10:39:14 AM

Slave Famous
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emerilshoes


Thats seriously really cool

Normally, when its just me eating, i don't get too extravagant and make anything that requires more that 30 minutes and 4-5 ingredients

When I have a girl or multiple guests over is when I kick it up a notch

I'm hosting a super bowl thing and trying to make everything instead of the old tired chips, wings and nachos spread

Should be tough with 20 people or so but I'll have fun with it

1/22/2009 10:44:42 AM

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yeah i dont go all out when it's just me either, i try to keep it under 30 mins total too

but i just like to do it though

when i have friends over or cooking with a ladyfriend i'll really get into the intricate stuff too

i'm going a st. patty's day party this year i think so if you find good things that'll feed like 20-30 but wont completely eliminate you from the party let me know

1/22/2009 10:48:06 AM

Slave Famous
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My main thing I think is gonna be mini beef wellingtons

not quite bitze size, but like 2-3 bites, about the size of a twinkie

will be tough to get the right thickness of the pasty over such a small piece of meat, but I think it will be a hit if I can pull it off

[Edited on January 22, 2009 at 10:50 AM. Reason : with 3 dipping sauces...a chimmichura, a bernaise and a horseradish hollandaise]

1/22/2009 10:50:11 AM

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I'm intrigued.

Let me know how it goes

1/22/2009 10:52:35 AM

needlesmcgir
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I can tell the difference, although sometimes its better. But food lion brand cereals are for the most part far inferior.

1/22/2009 12:42:26 PM

EMCE
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you're dead to me slave famous

1/22/2009 12:48:04 PM

Skwinkle
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FL brand Oats and More or something like that with strawberries in it is amazing.

1/22/2009 12:56:51 PM

Sputter
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Just go to the dolla store and buy some of those cereal containers that are supposed to preserve freshness and then you won't ever have to worry about boxes revealing your frugality again

1/22/2009 12:59:49 PM

slaptit
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"Someone should make a list of foods where brand does and doesn't make a difference.

I'll start with foods where they do make a difference:

Pop-tarts"


lunch meat

sugar, too

1/23/2009 4:25:16 PM

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if you use coupons the name brands are cheaper

you can get 2 boxes of special k yogurt and berries at harris teeter for 60 cents with coupons...i just tried it and it is good as fuck

3/13/2009 2:23:43 PM

quagmire02
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i'm glad i don't hang out with people who would judge me based upon my cereal

3/13/2009 2:24:32 PM

khcadwal
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some store brands DO taste different to me. i got trader joe o's once and they tasted like cardboard.

3/13/2009 2:30:12 PM

Arab13
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"Goose Bottle and Skyy"


does not compute

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"recently, i've been on a grillin' and broilin' streak, and will steam veggies and cook a meat portion in different marinades or other things, and most of the time some long grain brown rice to go along"


nice, i do this with chicken too.

if you're gonna cook it works very well.

[Edited on March 13, 2009 at 2:32 PM. Reason : s]

3/13/2009 2:31:06 PM

seedless
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Kids cereal taste the same, but grow-up store brand cereal is shit.

3/13/2009 2:31:10 PM

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^^^i agree

store brand miniwheats versus name brand is a big difference

stuff like cheerios too...maybe its a placebo, but name brand cheerios are much better than store brand to me for some reason

stuff like raisin bran always tastes the same to me, store or name brand

[Edited on March 13, 2009 at 2:34 PM. Reason : .]

3/13/2009 2:33:14 PM

khcadwal
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"i'm glad i don't hang out with people who would judge me based upon my cereal

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how do you know? when i judge people, i usually don't tell them. i do it behind their back. i'm sure your friends do the same thing. it would just be rude to say it right in front of you.

3/13/2009 2:33:29 PM

sawahash
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I've been buying store brand food for a long time, I don't care, I'd rather have crappy food and good alcohol.

3/13/2009 2:33:40 PM

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well if you like saving money you'd buy name brand shit

3/13/2009 2:35:23 PM

Skack
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"Svedka's baby stuff homes

Skyy is better than Svedka"


Nah. Svedka is the hands down winner in taste and it's cheaper. It beats Absolut as well (not that that's hard.)

Member's Mark Apple Cinnamon Crunch cereal from Sam's Club is pretty good. I mix it up between a few flavors of Kashi cereal and that stuff.

3/13/2009 2:40:43 PM

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damn pilgrimshoes got me all ready to hit the deli myself

3/13/2009 2:41:23 PM

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