9 Years of Living Alone

Nothing tastes good anyway, so I just decided to eat healthy. I'm gonna finish my stockpile of pre-made soups and curries first, then start my real plan—oatmeal instead of rice, and basic sides like eggs, seaweed, various salads, natto, olive oil, mixed nuts, and plain yogurt every day. When I get bored, I'll just rotate in some meat, fish, or fruit.

I stopped cooking for a while and just got back into it. Managing ingredient shelf life means I end up planning multiple meals at once before shopping. Like, I'll buy cucumbers and use them for cold cucumber soup, pickled cucumber, and as a topping for cold noodles—that kind of thing.

Married couple here—no breakfast, lunch at the office, and often can't eat dinner because of plans. So really we only eat dinner like 2-3 times a week besides weekends, and we're not even home most weekends lol. We buy the smallest onion pack and still can't finish it 😂

For real, eggs are a god-send for solo living.

For real. I waste so many vegetables because I can't finish them. Frozen veggie mixes are actually better.

I've been living alone for 20 years and this hits different.

Tried all kinds of stuff but ended up just bulk-cooking stews, soups, and curries, then portioning them out lol

Just cook some side dishes and broth on Sunday evening and you can save so much. Grab cheap beef or pork and make style: seaweed soup, beef seaweed soup, beef soup, soybean paste stew, kimchi stew—make a bunch and freeze it.

Instant rice is crazy expensive, listen up rich people. Just put twice the water in your rice cooker with mixed grains to make it thick, stick it in the fridge, and scoop out what you need each meal. Since my studio kitchen is tiny and there's no room for a microwave, I always heat it up in a small pot. It's a bit annoying but whatever.

Go to a side dish shop and grab a few things. Not even that expensive and way cheaper than delivery or eating out. Definitely worth knowing 1-2 good side dish places near you.

I freeze cooked rice, use one type of kimchi for multiple meals, use eggs for multiple meals, sometimes buy meat, buy cabbage or carrots for slaws and salads, been eating cucumber lately—don't really eat fruit much lol. Eating something new every time is tough, but repeating similar meals is way cheaper value-wise.

9 years?? I can't even make it 9 days without ordering takeout and letting my apartment become a disaster 😅

Living alone hits different when you realize nobody judges you for eating cereal at midnight in your underwear