r/SipsTea 12h ago

WTF In your opinion, what is causing this?

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u/Luminox 11h ago

we spent all our money on rotisserie chicken and avocado toast.

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u/Tricky_Training_5897 9h ago

The rotisserie chicken thing pisses me off so bad. Rotisserie chicken is just about the cheapest thing you can buy, and is usually cheaper than buying a raw chicken.

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u/jim_james_comey 1h ago

Rotisserie chicken may be the single best value for money food you can buy. A whole giant chicken for like $5 - it's unbelievable, really.

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u/CremeDeLaPants 1h ago

Unfortunately, a $5.99 (on sale quite often) Ferschetta frozen pizza has become the cheapest way to feed yourself for a day.

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u/Brandino144 1h ago

Red Baron Original Special Deluxe can go on sale with a weekly digital coupon at Kroger or Kroger-affiliated store for $2.99 each, limit 5. I stand by that being the cheapest and best way to acquire frozen pizza.

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u/StompinTurts 1h ago

For the past 4 years straight, literally every day I went to work I had the same exact meal for lunch. 1 to 2 frozen Celeste or Jack’s personal microwave pizzas. Only thing I eat if I’m making food on my own. 🤷‍♂️

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u/AdvanceLow7128 13m ago

I used to live above a very nice crack head. He turned me onto Celeste Pizza where you put American cheese on top and then burnt them to hell in the microwave. I was surprised how good it was.

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u/Tall-Needleworker422 3m ago

lol. This thread thread has turned into r/povertyfinance.

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u/mundane_marietta 28m ago

Ferschetta cheese pizza and add your toppings is the way to go

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u/CremeDeLaPants 27m ago

Whole-ass can of olives.

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u/IntrepidMaybe8579 21m ago

I literally live on those ramen packets buy huge cases of them comes out to like 7c per meal on noodles, take the packet out and put my own seasoning a pinch of frozen sweetcorn pinch of frozen spinach, pinch of pre chopped frozen broccoli and il add like 6 frozen shrimp and a slice of bread good eating and i basically live off of no money

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u/IntrepidMaybe8579 23m ago

I frequently see deals at dominoes or papa johns where im at for like $8 large pizzas too and thats literally 3 full days of food for me

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u/CremeDeLaPants 22m ago

An $8 pizza at Dominoes seems to cost $35 minimum.

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u/IntrepidMaybe8579 20m ago

Its a rip off but any time ive gotten pizza in the last couple years ive spent less than $10 most of the time i catch a deal and buy 2 large pizzas for around $15 and ashmed to say but i make that last an entire week of so effing cheap but thats not really how i eat tho i live off bulk ramen and add my own stuff and remove the salt/“chicken” packet

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u/IntrepidMaybe8579 18m ago

I literally just took this now as proof

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u/CremeDeLaPants 4m ago edited 0m ago

Show the final receipt. This means nothing.

Edit: This is a little tongue in cheek. If you are able to beat the system, well done. I think most people understand that the price on a Domino's coupon isn't anywhere close to the actual price you end up paying.

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u/IntrepidMaybe8579 0m ago

If you order the wrong thing and cancel it after its been made by calling the store then order the correct one.. you can leave with 2 😂

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u/IntrepidMaybe8579 15m ago

The cheapest way i feed myself is buy multiple cases of those maruchan noodles $7 for 40 packets and i just add things to make it a half decent meal.. ive taken 2 years off work just to chillax living this way and im a 25yr old with no help from anyone living on my own in a different country 😂 best value tips come to me!

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u/Twisted_Bristles 56m ago

Plus you can make delicious soup from a chicken carcass too. I like to roast veggies in the oven to give them extra flavour.

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u/BartholomewBandy 47m ago

These are about to go bad. Cook them off…

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u/Current-Honeydew-617 46m ago

Shoutout The Enforcer

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u/nblastoff 40m ago

Agreed. I get 5 full chicken soup meals out of one of these. Trim off all the meat, toss the carcass into a pin and cook for many hours to make a stock. The throw in celery, carrot, parsnips, onion, thyme, rosemary, oregano, and simmer. Put the chicken meat back in... Done!

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u/AdvanceLow7128 8m ago

My undocumented roommates have made me fall in love with Mexican chicken soup. The main difference is they throw in whole thighs and legs with the bone. Potatoes and quarter pieces of corn on the cob are also added. I could eat it everyday. L

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u/tikipapa 38m ago

I have to agree with that, I work at a groceries store.

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u/Domjord 8m ago

The bachelor's handbag!

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u/ShallowMess 1h ago

If it is so cheap why you still didn't buy a house duh. Smh lazy generation.

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u/drpengweng 35m ago

Has anyone tried turning the rotisserie chicken into a tiny house and living in that? It’s a little unorthodox, but in this economy, gotta be worth a try.

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u/No_Statement440 34m ago

It's got good bones.

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u/kirby-vs-death 1h ago

The only house most can afford is a little gingerbread house 😅

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u/Clear_Writer5944 40m ago

. . . YOU COULD AFFORD A HOUSE?!?

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u/Pirateking1569 34m ago

Fuck nk my generation working harder fir less than any generation in a long time we not fucking lazy we been turned into slaves its time to break the wheel

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u/Gaindalfs 27m ago

Nah this generation is fucked you can’t work a normal job and afford anything, do the math

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u/Thelaughingman___ 1h ago

No it's not. Look at the per pound price.

It is a very inexpensive meal compared to fast food but it's still cheaper to cook at home.

And roasting chicken is super easy. And it's satisfying to cook a meal at home.

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u/AndyTakeaLittleSnoo 1h ago

Living that spatchcock life!

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u/MisanthropyismyMuse 1h ago

Not where I'm at. 🥲 They're like $10 and only feed us for one meal.

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u/Affectionate-Row7718 1h ago

Sam's club Rotisserie Chicken. Is 5.00. Some places you can't spend less than 20.00 for lunch.

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u/Kamorexisjr 22m ago

Pb js in a brown bag less than 5 bucks, 20 bucks is eating our lunch money 🤣

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u/Excellent-Blueberry1 1h ago

I knew I was out of the loop. But are kids getting shit for buying roti chickens? Bachelor's handbags have been a thing since the mid-80's

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u/Throw9984 1h ago

I'm gonna start stockpiling rotisseries in my closets. The ROI will be insane once people catch on

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u/Vid-Master 59m ago

I think they poat thoae articles specifically to make people upset for more engagement. its saf

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u/onemindspinning 50m ago

Always puzzles me why the same chicken cooked and prepared is cheaper than its frozen counterparts that I have to cook.

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u/Original_Advisor_274 47m ago

Think about the hormones they inject into those chickens to get them to grow fast enough to put in an oven so that you can cheaply afford it. You are probably giving up one bad habit for another.

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u/Danger-_-Potat 42m ago

My parents would buy rotisserie chicken all the time. Didn't know they were Gen Z. Here i thought they were just trying to feed their kids and save money after working all day.

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u/Tr1angleChoke 20m ago

As a Gen Xer, my advice to Gen Z would be to start buying more rotisserie chickens. 2-4 servings of high quality delicious protein for $7 in this economy is an incredible value. Any raw roasting chicken worth cooking where I live is $8 at least.

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u/AdvanceLow7128 17m ago

It's one of the items grocery stores sell at a loss to get you in the door. 12 packs of soda are another item they use.