Remember when a bag of potatoes could feed you for a week?

Back in 2012, my car broke down and I had exactly $17 for food until payday. I bought a 10lb bag of russets, a stick of butter, and a head of cabbage, and ate baked potatoes with fried cabbage for six days straight. What's your go-to 'broke week' meal that actually tastes good?

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ruby_thomas438d ago

Sounds a bit dramatic for 2012 honestly. That's not exactly ancient history and potatoes were still cheap. My go-to is just boxed mac and cheese with some hot dogs mixed in.

grantb928d ago

Read an article that said some areas had really bad potato crops around then, prices actually did spike for a bit. Boxed mac with hot dogs is a classic, can't argue with that. Just remember not everyone had the same budget or lived near a cheap store. Felt like a big deal when your usual cheap meal wasn't so cheap anymore.