Had to choose between fresh herbs or a whole chicken for my $10 budget

I was at the store yesterday with exactly $10 left for dinner and had to pick between a small pack of fresh basil for $3 or a whole chicken on sale for $8. I went with the chicken, roasted it with some salt and pepper I already had, and got three meals out of it. What would you have done with that $10?

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paige5141d ago

Can I ask why you used to think differently?

spencerl321d ago

You made the right call going with the chicken for three meals. That's stretching your budget the way it needs to be stretched. Fresh herbs are a luxury when money's tight, and salt and pepper on a roasted chicken is still a solid meal. I'd have done the same thing and maybe grabbed a cheap onion or potato with the leftover two bucks.