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Feeding My Family of Four for Under $10

October 15, 2009 · By Sandy Smith

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Feeding My Family - dinnerTime for cheap dinner! Making dinner yourself is always a good way to ensure that your family has a cheap -er, nutritious meal. Sometimes it doesn’t work out that way and you find yourself going through the drive through. This week we’re doing a cheap dinner from Wendy’s!

I am assuming that your family of four consists of two adults and two kids. My family of four happens to have 4 adults (1 elderly). We will be shopping from the dollar menu at (drumroll please) Wendy’s!

Wendys
4 baked potatoes (sour cream & chives) – $4
3 chilis – $3
2 side salads – $2
Total: $9 plus tax

Pour chili cover potato and top with sour cream & chives. Toss salad with dressing and divide amongst 4 diners. Viola! Want to be more healthy? Buy only two potatoes and 4 salads. I’m sure that you can think of a decent meal that doesn’t just consist of hamburgers from your local fast food restaurant. Good luck!

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I started this blog years ago as a way of keeping myself accountable to my own debt reduction plans. Now I'm using this site to help others get out of debt, and learn about personal finance so that they can live their best lives.

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