$30 Meal Plan
Sunday, July 5, 2015

Green Coffee Bean Extract

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I decided to create a Green Coffee Bean Extract review video to give you an overview of Green Coffee Bean Max. People are losing weight w...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012

2 Years Ago

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2 Years ago I set out to live off $30 per month for only Food. That was a challenge. Because of my profession doing web design greenville ...
Saturday, February 20, 2010

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Saturday, January 31, 2009

Day 31 - Challenge Complete!!

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Today was the last day of the $30 challange!! It has been a long journey and lots have been learned. For example: 1. Refridgerate or freeze...

Day 30 - One More Day To Go

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Today is going to be a short simple post. For breakfast I had a granola bar (see a pattern). For lunch I used a Chick-Fil-A coupon...
Friday, January 30, 2009

Day 29 - A little sick

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Today I felt a little sick with the common cold, sniffles and such. I usually never get sick with this type of thing. I rarely ever have an...
Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Day 28 - Engulfed with work

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Today I had a lot to do. I got up, ate a granola bar (imagine that) and then started work. I had a couple of meetings throughout the day, b...
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Day 27 - Nearing the end

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I have just a short while left. I will definitely be able to finish the challenge. I am so ready to go eat some sushi :) Today I had Leads...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Day 26 - Focused on Work

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Today was a pretty simple day as far as food goes. I worked from home all day and focused so hard on my work that I didn't eat a lot. I...
Sunday, January 25, 2009

Day 25 - Observe the Sabboth :)

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Today I decided to observe my Sabboth and stay in bed til about lunch time. Of course, this bypassed breakfast which saved a meal. For lunc...

Day 24 - Eating Out...But Not

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Today was my friend Ali's last diving meet ever! On the way over to the meet, I ate a granola bar and drank some water. Hardly enough to...
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Day 23 - Coupon Day

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Today, I found some coupons in the mail that were sent to me :) I found a Chick-Fil-A meal coupon and a Chick-Fil-a chicken biscuit coupon....
Friday, January 23, 2009

Day 22 - A Miracle

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This morning I woke up about 9 and started work. I some coffee that was a sample of some coffee. I drank coffee until about 1 p.m.with not...
Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Day 21 - Meetings, Meetings, Meetings

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Today I had business meetings almost all day. This presented a problem when it came to eating. I picked up a Chicken Biscuit from Chic-Fil...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Day 20 - Thinking about food

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This morning I went to a business meeting called Leads Club. It is comprised of about 30 members that learn about other members businesses ...
Monday, January 19, 2009

Day 19 - Getting tough

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So, today was a very light day for the first part. This is of course, coming from a guy that used to eat out every meal last month. For bre...
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Sunday, January 18, 2009

Day 18 - Read the Rules Please

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I would like to take a short moment and re-post the rules for those of you that are just joining us. Meet Bob. A critic who is too scared ...
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$30 Press Release!!

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The Anderson Independent Mail published an article on the $30 challenge!! Read the article below. You might have to click on it to blow it...
Saturday, January 17, 2009

Day 17 - Good ole Gift Card

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It's a Saturday morning. I woke up to go to a meeting at 9 a.m. at the Bagel Shop. Didn't have time to eat breakfast, so i drank w...
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Day 16 - Join The Party

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For Breakfast today I had a big bowl of off-brand frosted flakes and MILK!!! Milk tastes so awesome when you've been eating dry cereal ...
Thursday, January 15, 2009

Day 15 - Celebrate!!!

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Today is officially (kind of) halfway through the challenge!! I had $10 left to spend, so I wanted to buy more and different foods to eat. ...

Day 14 - Share the burden

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Today I decided to sleep in for a little bit past breakfast. I warmed up a 2 day old pot of the last coffee that I had left and started the...
Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Day 13 - Almost half way

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So I am a couple days away from the halfway mark and I believe I am going to make it. Today was a pretty skimpy day. Here's the meal l...
Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Are Vitamins food?

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I am having this discussion and would like some feedback from all you who are reading the blog. Do Vitamins count as food? You eat food to g...
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Day 12 - No more coffee

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For breakfast I had a Nutrigrain bar and water (of course). Pretty light. Also drank coffee on top of that. That was the last of my coffe...
Sunday, January 11, 2009

Day 11 - You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours

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Ahh the Sabbath. A day of nourishment for the soul and the body. Today I volunteered at New Spring Church. First off, let me say that toda...

Day 10 - Sleep the meals off

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Today I slept for a while. Past breakfast. Almost past lunch. Bottom line is I saved money :) For lunch I had a Nutrigrain Bar and water....

Day 9 - Free Meal Cards

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So here's the breakdown for Day 9: Breakfast - Off Brand Frosted Flakes (with no milk) (this is kind of getting boring) Lunch...
Friday, January 9, 2009

Day 8 - Trade Services

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I slept in a little today (which helped with not eating breakfast). My friend Luan was having some computer trouble with his laptop. I help...
Thursday, January 8, 2009

Day 7 - One Week Mark

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It's the one week mark and I have learned so much. First of all, I will never take food for granted...EVER. I will have a profound than...
Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Day 6 - Weight Loss

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So I have been keeping track of my weight along this journey. I just weighed in and I have lost 5 lbs. since the start!! I'm pretty s...
Monday, January 5, 2009

Day 5 - Check the Expiration Date

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So...I didn't have any breakfast this morning but let me skip straight to the point... the bread was moldy. That's right. I pulle...
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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Day 4 - Volunteer to eat

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Today I volunteered at New Spring Churc h (where I normally go to church and volunteer) as a greeter. They usually are pretty good at taki...
Saturday, January 3, 2009

Day 3 - Travel with Food :)

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Today was interesting. I thought I wouldn't last. Me and two friends took a trip to Charleston, SC to take some pictures with our Cano...
Friday, January 2, 2009

Day 2 - Not Bad so far

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Today I got up around 9:30 a.m. and so I decided to drink water until I started getting hungry. I first ate Ramen Noodels about 12:15 p.m. ...
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Thursday, January 1, 2009

Day 1 - The Adventure Begins

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New Years Day. The perfect day to present a challenge to yourself. A few rules for the adventure: (1) I cannot spend over $30 on food, (2...
Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Dec. 31, 2008 - A Tribute

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Tomorrow the excitement begins. I have been planning, researching, and thinking hard on how to stretch $30 for an entire month. From Novem...
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