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Rank: Frosh
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Location: Winnipeg
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I'm employed as a developmental treatment worker with adults with developmental disabilities.
**Warning, I'm a LOUSY cook. My forte is eating out! *
As part of a life skills/money skills class, I took a group with me to see how much money a single guy would need to spend on a weekly basis.
We made a list, went to the bank to get money, went to Safeway, shopped. We spent about $75 on one week's worth of food - frozen swanson dinners, raw carrots, cereal, milk, pickles, celery, bread, margine, jam, waffles, ground beef, taco mix, apples, peanuts, nuts, etc. Basically healthy things I would eat.
Remember my warning?
I hated what I cooked or wasn't in the mood for X items and I ended up throwing out about $40 worth of it and eating out. If you're a good cook and you love what you make, do it on your own. The money you save is the best argument for doing that. If you're my twin and you hate cooking or if your own cooking simply doesn't taste right, go with a meal plan.
Cheers!
Scott
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Scott_Wignall wrote:I'm employed as a developmental treatment worker with adults with developmental disabilities.
**Warning, I'm a LOUSY cook. My forte is eating out! *
As part of a life skills/money skills class, I took a group with me to see how much money a single guy would need to spend on a weekly basis.
We made a list, went to the bank to get money, went to Safeway, shopped. We spent about $75 on one week's worth of food - frozen swanson dinners, raw carrots, cereal, milk, pickles, celery, bread, margine, jam, waffles, ground beef, taco mix, apples, peanuts, nuts, etc. Basically healthy things I would eat.
Remember my warning?
I hated what I cooked or wasn't in the mood for X items and I ended up throwing out about $40 worth of it and eating out. If you're a good cook and you love what you make, do it on your own. The money you save is the best argument for doing that. If you're my twin and you hate cooking or if your own cooking simply doesn't taste right, go with a meal plan.
Cheers!
Scott Scott: Haha! Your post reminds me of some food I purchased, as it was healthy and cheaper to buy off-campus. I ended up throwing out some of it as well..... it was spoiling as I tended to eat out more often than not. 
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Rank: Frosh
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Location: Edmonton
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What if you can't afford to cook or eat out? 
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Rank: Senior Student
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Joined: 3/4/2008
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Location: Toronto
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I cook most of my meals and on the rare occasion that I get too lazy to even make a microwaved dinner, I'll grab some fast food. However, I've saved tons of money by just cooking at home and it's a lot healthier too (at least what I cook for myself is... I don't know how healthy other people would eat).
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Rank: Frosh
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Joined: 4/4/2008
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Location: Hamilton, On
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i can't cook  i suppose its meal plan or kd for a year
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Rank: Frosh
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Location: Hamilton, On
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TTR wrote:What if you can't afford to cook or eat out? you starve? no im kidding. theres always cheap meal plans right?
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Location: Ontario
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rainyoo wrote: Obviously if I cooked myself I would save a few thousands of dollars, but I have been told by friends that first year will be very busy, so I won't have time to cook.Plus getting used to rez and living away from home is a big change and responsibility, having to cook , you are just adding more stuff on your plate, i'm afraid that I can't handle it. If i'm saving that 2000 dollars but putting my health and marks at risk then it is not worth it. As of right now, i can cook some simple meals.
Could someone share their experiences on cooking their own meals in first year? For sure I will be living in rez but just unsure whether to go with traditional or suite style. Please share your opinions Um... if I were you I'd figure out exactly how much you would spend on groceries if you didn't get a meal plan or if you just got a light meal plan. You don't want to overestimate the amount that you're going to save. I'm getting a light meal plan and cooking the rest, and I'm saving about $1000... so not "a few thousand" lol... altho even just one thousand is a lot of money right now  But you might eat more or less than I do, and that would change how much you spend. Work out a budget for yourself (or have a 'mock shopping trip' and see how much food costs) before you decide. <3 Lucy
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I have one friend in first year with a meal plan...she's getting A's in everything and she is in great shape. The food isnt THAT bad she says lol. i have another friend who went for a very minimal meal plan and he's getting C's (not that that all has to do with time for cooking....) and he's not doing so hott in the health department. Tired all the time from lack of good food etc. His idea of a meal is half a bag of chips and a chocolate bar...
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