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Most of us have been that young, broke kid just trying to make ends meet.
Maybe you were starting your first adult job, or trying to balance partying and schoolwork.
The idea of cooking an extravagant meal during those lean times, or the impossibility of paying someone to cook for you at a restaurant, usually meant a rotating cast of easy go-to meals that might not have been the healthiest, but sure as hell satiated an appetite.
And now that there’s a bit more money in the bank account, there are definitely some meals I’m happy to have in the rearview mirror — looking at you, cold oatmeal.
But there are also those that have some staying power. Even with access to better ingredients, more time to cook, or the funds to hit a restaurant, there are a few staples from financially leaner times that still absolutely slap.
Here are a few that Redditors simply can’t quit.
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