The guy at the Dollar Tree in Tulsa told me to buy 4 boxes of instant rice, and he wasn't wrong
I was standing there doing math on my phone with $11 to last until Friday and a guy in a Chiefs hat said "grab the store brand rice, not the fancy stuff, it all tastes the same with hot sauce." I bought 4 boxes for $4.40 and ate rice with an egg and salsa for 5 straight dinners, and honestly it was fine until the last night when I just stared at the bowl. What's your go-to cheap thing that you can eat on repeat without wanting to scream by day 4?