SURVIVAL ROUND - How to survive 4 weeks on 50€ ($60)

This is cooking on a budget. How to survive on a very low income.
NEVER FORGET THE SALT AND PEPPER

Shopping list:
1 cucumber (big one)
7 apples (or other fruit that is cheap)
500g macaroni (NOT INSTANT NOODLES)
1 loaf of bread
1kg oat flakes
250g cheese (I suggest get more if you have enough money)
5 onions
5 carrots
500g doctor's sausage (or other similar bologna etc)
10 eggs
butter
10 potatos

At start of next week, only buy things you ran out of. No point buying a warehouse of onions if you havent eaten them yet.

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I make funny cheeki breeki slav videos of gaming and cooking.
Slav squatting with semechki in my hand.
Like it if you enjoy it, share it if you love it.

[ryanlevin]

This is like anti-clickbait, you read the title and expect just that, but you get so much more

[leinanightray]

"Mayonnaise will save you. Not from starvation, but from going crazy." True words...

[mandarin]

All jokes aside, this is not a bad tutorial to survive on some really tight budget.

[vonyumyumcomix]

I introduced my husband (from Moscow) to buttered tortillas (I'm from Mexico City) and he has never been the same since. I swear at least 10% of his bodyweight is just that. Also, in the five years I have been married to that man, he has shown me more ways to cook potatoes than I ever could have imagined.

[MidasButSilver]

"You can go three, five, maybe seven? Who will stop you?"

*My budget*

[Varyanthecrazy]

"Be sure not to waste money on things like bottled water"
And with this Boris just brought one of the most obvious wastes of money and resources in the western world, thank you

[RobinBaggett]

I unironically used this to survive a few weeks in my junior year of University.

[desol]

I remember watching this videos for fun couple years back. Now when i live by myself i understand it much better.

[chunkymilk]

“And no, frozen pizza is not a fruit”
Boris knows his audience very well...

[MsLemon]

I’m a teacher now, and have a pretty solid life in terms of money. No kids, no more debt. But I grew up poor and was homeless after my military service, and I went back to university at that time, too. These recipes are near to my heart because I remember them fondly.

I’m not a Slav, though, so Boris’ menu is a bit different...I had experimented with these in college, but for anyone who has an East/SE Asian or Polynesian upbringing, here are the changes I recommend:
- packets of ramen, as cheap as possible, instead of macaroni
- 1kg rice instead of oats
- Spam instead of Doctor’s Sausage
- garlic instead of onion (or whichever is cheaper)
- mixed frozen vegetables (plain, no brand) instead of cucumber


Meal Options (in addition to Boris’ fabulous suggestions):
1. Veggie Ramen. Ramen packs are TWO servings. Use 1/2 noodle brick, 1/2 seasoning packet(s). Boil noodles. When almost cooked, add 1 handful of frozen vegetables. Add seasoning packet, add 1 egg, mix well. Enjoy.
2. Use leftover cooked rice. Add garlic/onion and cubed Spam to a pan. Cook until heated through. Add cooked rice. Mix well. Season with soy sauce to taste. Optional: add chopped carrot and/or egg
3. Spam Sandwich. Similar to butterbrod, only you use a fried slice of Spam instead of Doctor’s Sausage.

[ComradePark]

"Two potatoes, three... Five... Maybe seven? Who will stop you?"


My dead pancreas, Boris.

[Vidchemy]

For those who are frequently on a tight budget, I suggest growing herbs like parsely, oregano, and chives to add variety to macaroni & potato dishes. If you can, buy a small head of cabbage, as cabbage helps keep hunger at bay.

[Tursiz]

as someone who speaks Russian, it still took me a minute to realize he was speaking english

[chassityprinsley]

I am fluent in both English and Russian but still have to read nearly every subtitle, the accent game is as strong as ded’s vishnevka

[leporellothegoldfinch]

This hits different after inflation hitting and now the cheapest option of all these ingredients being at least twice or three times as expensive in Europe...

[tezla]

Boris:”boom”
His subtitles: “Reactor 4 going critical”

[Maschinensatan]

"Sometimes you have potatoes, sometimes you got eggs but always you got pisdec" is very poetic and also true. Boris is a modern russian philosoph

[Helman]

"And no; frozen pizza is not a fruit."

*feel slightly attacked*

[BWxEclipse]

“Or if eggs are expensive for some reason…”

This aged like milk.

[sierrapickering]

Legit have to do this every month cause money's been tight since the pandemic started and I lost my job. With rent and all the other bills we have to pay, my SO and I hardly have money for groceries. Boris has legit helped us get through this pandemic with his budget living videos.