Everyone swears by dried beans, but a 99 cent can saved my dinner on Oak Street

Wren Campbell · 2026-10-29T05:10:03.497392+00:00

I keep seeing people say dried beans are the only smart buy, but I disagree. My stove died in the middle of a 12 hour shift week and I had $6 left till Friday, so I grabbed two cans of black beans at the corner store on Oak Street instead of dealing with a pot I couldn't cook in. I made rice and beans with a little cumin and a chopped onion, fed myself for three nights, and spent less than four bucks total. If you've got a working stove, fine, go dried, but what's your go-to cheap meal when the kitchen decides to quit on you?

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