Budget question concerning food

I have the 12v Coleman and a microwave. I usually spend about 60 bucks every 2-3 weeks at Wally World. I usually get out and have a sit down meal once or twice a week. Usually that is at the buffet where I pig out.

Here's a tip for stocking the cooler or fridge: Take the stuff out of the boxes. You can fit a lot in there that way.

 

LOL, well a lot of it is from having learned from my first go around as an OTR driver. By my calculations, if I bought everything at a truckstop such as my meals, hygene items, snacks, drinks, I'd shell out well over $500 in my typical 12 day run, and that's being conservative. On the other hand, by stocking my fridge and buying packs of soda and water and other supplies at Walmart, I spend maybe a quarter of that, if that much. That leaves nearly $400 that can go towards other things, like my wife's Coach purse addiction, LOL!

Plan ahead and only buy what you HAVE to at the truckstop. If there's a Walmart nearby where you unload that allows truck parking, use it while you wait for a dispatch if you're not preplanned. Use that time rather than sit in your truck at a truckstop.

Work smarter, not harder. That way your per diem deduction for your meals will be padding your pocket, rather than allowing you break even at the end of the year.

 

Love the manifold cooking!

 

HEhe, no one caught the reference to Alice's Restaurant.
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