{"id":40,"date":"2009-02-27T07:49:06","date_gmt":"2009-02-27T12:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/insidetheperimeter.net\/sevendayproject\/?p=40"},"modified":"2009-03-09T19:37:43","modified_gmt":"2009-03-10T00:37:43","slug":"thursday-kiss-my-grits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/insidetheperimeter.net\/sevendayproject\/?p=40","title":{"rendered":"Thursday: Kiss My Grits"},"content":{"rendered":"

Breakfast<\/u>
\nWhen in doubt Read The F*cking Manual, or when it comes to Quick Grits Read The F*cking Canister. Today I actually followed the directions for microwaving Quick Grits as printed on the canister. Lo and behold, the grits came out and tasted much<\/i> better.<\/p>\n

The canister of grits I purchased from Kroger<\/a> the other night cost $1.19. I’m guessing that the one-half cup of uncooked grits I used constituted approximately one-sixteenth of that canister, therefore costing me about $0.08. To “spice” up the grits I tossed in about a tablespoon of butter. Making the assumption that a pound of butter costs about $3.00\/pound and that there are thirty-two tablespoons of butter in a pound, my butter penalty is $0.09.<\/p>\n

With the food I drank coffee which is provided free of charge at my office.<\/p>\n

Total cost = $0.17<\/i><\/p>\n

Lunch<\/u>
\nThey say that the third time is a charm. I don’t believe this, at least not when it comes to boring cheap-meat sandwiches. Mind you I didn’t hate eating two bologna and salami sandwiches for the third day in a row, I just didn’t love it either.<\/p>\n

The loaf of bread I purchased from Kroger was $1.00 and with it containing approximately twenty slices, this meant a slice of bread cost $0.05. Given that I planned to eat two sandwiches my bread cost was $0.20.<\/p>\n

Today each sandwich was a bologna\/salami combination. At Kroger I purchased the “Value” brand for $0.88 a package; each package consists of six slices of meat, and since I planned to use two slices of meat per sandwich my meat cost for both sandwiches was $0.60.<\/p>\n

I found a community bottle of mustard in the office refrigerator. In the spirit of the competition I penalized myself $0.10 to compensate for the amount of mustard I applied to my sandwiches.<\/p>\n

To keep costs down I drank water with my meal.<\/p>\n

Total cost = $0.90<\/i><\/p>\n

I’ve had sandwich love this week.
\n\"Sandwich<\/a><\/p>\n

Dinner<\/u>
\nEggs for dinner? Sure why not. I decided to bake a few eggs with some frozen biscuits. The total cost for the two biscuits ($0.54) and eggs was ($0.24) was $0.78.<\/p>\n

Later in the evening I joined some friends at Raging Burrito for Team Trivia. While there I ate some chips and salsa while drinking a Yeungling ($2.75). Because our team had won Bar Cash the previous week, the night at trivia wound up only costing me $2.00.<\/p>\n

Total cost = $2.78<\/i><\/p>\n

Tale Of The Tape<\/u>
\nThe day’s total cost = $3.85
\nThe week’s total cost = $13.08<\/p>\n

Make sure to check out the others who are taking the challenge<\/b><\/u><\/p>\n