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Living in vans, cars, RVs, etc

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{Edit: it was based on my usual dried beans recipe}

This was enough for dinner that night and lunch the next day. So divide these costs in half to get the per-meal cost:

  • 170Wh of energy
  • $1.11, if my math is right:
    • ~$0.24 for onion, $0.49/lb at the local mercado.
    • 180g of small red beans. These were free because someone had them but couldn't/wouldn't cook them in their rig...
    • ~$0.01 5g of salt
    • ~$0.03 dried chili pepper from a bulk bag, again from the mercado
    • $0.83 1/2lb of louisiana smoked sausages (hot) from the manager's discount bin

Pressed the Beans button on the 3qt Instant Pot and forgot about it until it was done. Served with cold beer....

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[–] NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The way you say mercado each time makes it sound like it wasn't from the mercado

[–] fratermus@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 5 days ago

Fair enough. :-)

I figured if I didn't specify folks would ask "wtf are you getting it that cheap?" I get veggies, spices, etc from the local (ahem) Mexican grocery because those items are srsly cheap.

This looks really good.

[–] Biskii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 5 days ago (2 children)

This looks tasty, and like it is a great cheap meal

Genuine question, is there a legal risk to having alcohol in the van? They are incredibly strict where I'm from, and don't care if the vehicle is off or what ever before slapping you with a DWI/DUI

[–] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Where I used to live you can have open alcohol containers as long as they aren't in the front of the vehicle.

[–] Biskii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago

That's wild

[–] fratermus@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

is there a legal risk to having alcohol in the van?

Yes. I don't drink often (can't afford it) but when I do it's usually sharing some whiskey around a campfire in the boonies. I've had a beer with dinner nearer to civilization but hangovers are less fun after the beard gets gray....

[–] Biskii@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 days ago

Gotcha. Thanks for answering, and stay safe!