gu trials Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 hey, was just wondering if you didnt buy a cooker or any food in at home and just lived of takeaways , would it be cheaper or dearer ? no cooker = no gas or electric to pay for it, no food to buy in to cook on it, no pans to buy to cook in. a takeaway is like £10 tops and i think that would be cheaper than paying for something to cook at home? what are your views Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Not at all. Else uni students would be constantly living on takeout. £10 a meal, 3 times a day? I wish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Quinn Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 To be fair. I can get an 18" Pizza for £10, which is a f**k of alot of pizza an could do me for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner if I so pleased. But I still spend less than £10 a day on food to cook at uni, so no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NVWOCI WVS Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 (edited) You could survive on £15 a week for food, and the gas/electricity to cook it on, quite comfortably. Edited December 31, 2009 by NVWOCI WVS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 x3 Super noodles= £1 One pack, 3 times a day. £1 a day x 7= £7 a week. Then say, £3 for gas/electric? I could survive on a £10er a week i think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Anyone living on noodles and paying more than 9p a packet is a tool. Also you'd get scurvy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Harrison Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I once lived on £10 of food a week. Times were bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Anyone living on noodles and paying more than 9p a packet is a tool. Indeed smart price noodles are where its at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam-Griffin Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Anyone living on noodles and paying more than 9p a packet is a tool. Also you'd get scurvy. The 9p ones lack taste, however if i was desperate enough to be surviving on that little money taste wouldn't really come into it. I can deal with scurvy. So; 9px3= 27p 27px7=£1.89 £1.89+£3ish for gas and electric= £4.89. A whole £5.11 to just fritter away, genius! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Also you'd get scurvy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Being called a "lemony" doesnt really have the same ring to it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gage-mann Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 hey, was just wondering if you didnt buy a cooker or any food in at home and just lived of takeaways , would it be cheaper or dearer ? no cooker = no gas or electric to pay for it, no food to buy in to cook on it, no pans to buy to cook in. a takeaway is like £10 tops and i think that would be cheaper than paying for something to cook at home? what are your views matty are soo thick ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LukasMcNeal Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 Being called a "lemony" doesnt really have the same ring to it... Having a lime doesnt really have the same zing to it ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robwalker Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 LOLOLOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I'm pretty sure that unlike with other things, it's always cheaper to make a meal yourself rather than order it. Unless it involves special tools like a tandoori oven. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 31, 2009 Report Share Posted December 31, 2009 I once lived on £10 of food a week. Times were bad. Possible back in the day, but with how freakishly expensive most food is nowadays, probably a bit harder The 9p ones lack taste, however if i was desperate enough to be surviving on that little money taste wouldn't really come into it. Pot of stock solves that shit - it last for forever so you can absorb the cost of it over a few weeks. I tried existing on a primarily noodle based diet, but got pissed off 'cos they give you approximately no nutritional value so with riding being done I got knackered almost instantly. Not cool. Anyways, bearing in mind you'll almost never have to pay the price of a new oven/cooker wherever you live it's not really an accurate question. It'd also be shit in terms of nutrition, and it'd also be no fun at all. Cooking can be pretty enjoyable, and it's nice eating a meal that tastes f**king awesome that you know you cooked from scratch. More variety too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aener Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 When things got a tad desperate (waiting for my student loan to come in...) I took to cheap food. For about three weeks (and this is an average of over that period) I was living on 68 pence of food a day (excluding milk - I forgot to put that in the calculation). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simpson Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Me and my mate at uni have a fund which is usually about £10 a week, which pays for STAPLE meals every night, im talking like propper meals! so yea.... you dont have a clue if you think you could live cheaper on takeaways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Spent £40 on shopping a few weeks back, bought loads of extravagant stuff like succulent chicken breast, mince beef, battered haddock fillets, tescos finest ice cream etc. Lasted me and the mrs around 2-3 weeks of meals every night with the odd exception of curry night at the local pub and a take away here or there. Not really anything to compare by, i just wanted all you noodle lot to know that i'm eating tesco's finest ice cream and huge meals with giant yorkshires and gravy every night for just a few quid more than your noodles work out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomN Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 Boyos raid those reduce products aswell, Easily out last a few more days then what the best before or use by dates says. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted January 2, 2010 Report Share Posted January 2, 2010 The 9p ones lack taste Salt Boyos raid those reduce products aswell, Easily out last a few more days then what the best before or use by dates says. This man knows where its at, tramps eat from the wheelie bins behind generic foodstore of food that out of date, and they dont die Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anzo Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Ermmmm, hit and miss really. Although I think take aways can be/are pretty expensive. I eat a lot of chinese which can cost me about £15 a meal - I couldn't afford to do that every day, where as I can go to sainsburys and spend £15 on 'proper' food and make meals for a couple of days. I think majority factor of living on take aways is simply laziness - I can cook a pasta bake in the same time it takes to deliver a takeaway for complete fraction of the cost - plus its actually hot, nice and homemade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gu trials Posted January 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 ok thanks, so i guess it will be cheaper buying a cooker and everything then thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Vandart Posted January 9, 2010 Report Share Posted January 9, 2010 (edited) Spent £40 on shopping a few weeks back, bought loads of extravagant stuff like succulent chicken breast, mince beef, battered haddock fillets, tescos finest ice cream etc. Lasted me and the mrs around 2-3 weeks of meals every night with the odd exception of curry night at the local pub and a take away here or there. Not really anything to compare by, i just wanted all you noodle lot to know that i'm eating tesco's finest ice cream and huge meals with giant yorkshires and gravy every night for just a few quid more than your noodles work out That is an awesome bit of shopping! I think as numbers go up it gets cheaper to have takeaways like if there is four of you and only one person is paying (home cooked) it is definately cheaper to buy a takeaway indian than cook one from scratch, discounting the jars of so called 'Korma' and such like. My weekly food bill for four of us is about £120ish add the electric and it's a bit more but I could quite easily be doing something wrong I have never been good at shopping. Edited January 9, 2010 by Matt Vandart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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