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Re:The Cost of Being Poor: Why It Costs So Much to Be Poor i... by tomatodevice on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @02:55AM (#34077865)
> 10/10 times in severe poverty, I’d save up for for the cheeseburger

I lived on 500€/month for several years with only a microwave oven, and if your BMI is between 20 and 25, you can just eat canned vegetables at 0.50€ half of the time and be healthy.

I can't eat green beans anymore though.

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Re:The Cost of Being Poor: Why It Costs So Much to Be Poor i... by trentgreene on Wednesday December 21, 2022 @03:10AM (#34077965)
Personally, it was corn I got burnt out on, but canned foods were a lifesaver. Usually precooked too, can skip the microwave.
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