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Trading my dorm meal plan for a $30 crockpot was the smartest thing I did
After I dropped out in March 2020, I kept buying cafeteria passes for $90 a month out of habit until a friend in Austin said "why not just cook once a week" and now I make 5 days of chili and rice for $12 total, has anyone else realized how much they were overpaying for bad food?
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clark.faith12h ago
Oh man, this hits home but from a totally different angle. The thing nobody talks about is the hidden cost of that dorm plan, which is that you never learn what a real portion looks like. I lived on swipe after swipe and had zero clue how to shop or plan or even use a stove, so when I finally left I wasn't just overspending, I was clueless. That crockpot trade wasn't just saving you money, it was basically buying back a skill you should've had already. Cooking once a week sounds small but it fixes a gap the meal plan quietly created. Take this with a grain of salt since everyone's situation is different, but I'd bet the money part is way less important than the know how you picked up.
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