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1 english muffin — $0.25
1-2 eggs — $0.15
1/2 - 1 hotdog — $0.12
1 slice cheese, optional — $0.10
pepper, optional

Total: $0.62

Cut the english muffin in half and put it in the toaster set for extra crispy. Meanwhile, beat the egg(s) lightly in a small bowl. Throw in pepper if you like. Cut up the hotdog into chunks. Get a medium fire under a small (8-9 inch is fine) non stick omelette pan going. At some point you might want to put a bit of oil in the pan but I find I can avoid it for non-stick.

Cook the hot dogs until slightly browned. Distribute them across the bottom of the pan and pour in the egg(s). Lower the fire. Stir a bit with a spatula. Let it set up a bit, a few minutes. You can cover it to speed it along.

When the top is nearly cooked, get a rubber spatula and cut the scramble down the middle. Here, you can insert a slice of cheese or whatever you want on each semi-circle. Fold the egg semi-circle over so it’s a quarter-circle.

Put each quarter-circle on a toasted english muffin half. This makes 2 open face McMuffins, or close it up for a gigantic McMuffin.

Recipe courtesy of our friends at: Cheap Eats.

Cheap Eats in an excellent website for those of you to stride to be cheap. This website contains 1000’s of unique and original cheap eats; Covering everything from recipes to tips and techniques, you will love the webmasters creativity and excellent photos.

Try local farmers’ markets, if there are any near you. You can *sometimes* get good, healthy, fresh food cheaply. Plus you are helping your local economy.

During the summer, produce is cheaper than in the winter. Apples, oranges, are a good plan.

See if there are any bakery outlets nearby. For instance, there’s an Oroweat outlet and a tasty outlet within a few blocks of my home. Bread that’s $3.50 in the grocery store costs about $1 there.

You can freeze bread so it won’t go bad as quickly.

Get a crock pot (they aren’t that expensive). You can put a few veggies and a cheap cut of meat (or not) with water, put it on low in the morning, and have a warm filling soup by dinner time.

Free Samples of Household Products at Walmart.com

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It is by far the best free sample site around.

Save with Printable Coupons at Valpak.com

As the saying goes, “A penny saved is a penny earned.” that is why I swear by coupons to save money.   Back before the internet I’d wait for the blue envelope of coupons from Valpak