<prompt> Human: Holy shit at the money people spend on food!And I was the exact same way when I landed my first job out of college. You know what Im talking about--biscuit and Starbucks on the way to work, lunch out with coworkers and pizza and beer at the local tavern for dinner! Every night! All week! Professional money spender! And more beers and dinners on the weekends! Woohoo!Wait. Where did all my money go? And how the hell did I gain 40 pounds in six months? If youre nodding your head youve fallen into the brand-new-job-big-salary-eat-out-because-I-can trap. And you have to stop it. Its killing your bank account, its killing your financial freedom and its killing you. Literally--I was on the edge of type 2 diabetes and had hyperglycemia during routine physicals.What you know you need to do: STOP EATING OUTBut how??? How do I stop eating out??? Fast food is sooo good! And cooking is sooo hard! Well, first off, not really--youre just attuned to that garbage food. Youre going to break free of both these stereotypes and someone has already invented it...Crockpot. Its the crockpot. Crockpot. Crockpot. Maybe you call it a slow cooker, but Im from Georgia and here its a crockpot. !STOP!--If you do not own a crockpot I highly recommend you go buy one from Amazon and buy the biggest one you can afford!Get one with a timer that switches to warm after the cook settings: JUST GOOGLE IT CAUSE MODS DONT LIKE LINKS!BOOM! 39 investment. Were going to make that back in... three days. Are you ready? Were going to make enough food for dinner AND left overs for lunch.Im going to give you some of my super-secret-I-eat-this-every-week-crockpot-meals that are delicious, cheap, filling and easy. Yes. The crockpot makes all of those possible.MEAL 1: Thick Cut Porkchop with Potatoes and CarrotsServings: 4Ingredients:1 Can Beef Broth 50 cents1 Packet Brown Gravy Mix 50 cents1 Packet Onion Soup Mix 50 cents1 Package of 4 Thick Cut Porkchops 76 Carrots 50 cents4 Large Gold Yukon Potatoes 2Sack o Salad 2Total cost for lunch and dinner: 134 about 3 each.Spray or wipe crockpot with cooking oil. Add beef broth, gravy mix and onion soup mix and stir. Place porkchops in broth. Chop carrots and potatoes and add to top of porkchops. Thats it.PREPARE THIS BEFORE YOU GO TO BED FOR THE NEXT DAY! Put it in the refrigerator and pull it out in the morning. Cook on low for 8 hours. When you get home make your salad and dig in. Use the left overs for lunches andor dinner for during the week.MEAL 2: Sausage, Potato and Kale SoupServings: 41 Pound Italian Sausage 41 White Onion 11 32 Oz Box of Chicken Stock 1.501 Bag of Prewashed Kale 334 Cup Heavy Cream 15 Large Gold Yukon Potatoes 21 Head of Garlic 1Total cost: About 144 3.50 a servingBrown italian sausage with chopped garlic and chopped onion. While meat is browning add to crockpot the 34 cup of heavy cream, chicken stock, and chopped yukon potatoes. Add browned sausage and top with half the bag of kale. I get two recipes per bag of kale.PREPARE THIS BEFORE YOU GO TO BED FOR THE NEXT DAY! Put it in the refrigerator and pull it out in the morning. Cook on low for 8 hours. When you get home dig in! Use the left overs for lunches andor dinner for during the week.MEAL 3: Super Awesome Easy ChiliServings: A Lot 6-8? -- I eat this all the time and its delicious. Stores really well in the refrigerator and chili gets better over time!3 Cans of Black Beans 22 Cans of Hot Chili Beans 12 Cans of Red Kidney Beans 18 Cans of Diced Tomatoes 61 Pound of Ground Beef 412 Cup of Chili Powder 114 Cup of Garlic Powder 114 Cup of Onion Powder 13 Tablespoons of Cumin 13 Tablespoons Black Pepper 1Edit: The spice proportions are correct! This makes nearly two gallons of good about 7L.Edit: Salt to Taste1Total cost 208 About 2.50 per servingDrain the tomatoes and kidney beans but dont drain the black or chili beans. Brown the ground beef. Add everything to the crockpot and stir like crazy... and thats it!PREPARE THIS BEFORE YOU GO TO BED FOR THE NEXT DAY! Put it in the refrigerator and pull it out in the morning. Cook on low for 8 hours. When you get home dig in! Use the left overs for lunches andor dinner for during the week.Its easy guys. Its really easy. You spend 15 minutes a night and you make tons of food for lunch and dinner and you save a LOT of money! AND ITS GOOD FOR YOU! better than Wendys--thats for sure! AND ITS EASY!Stop spending your money on eating out and go full crockpot! I am much happier and much wealthier!EDIT: For our vegetarian friends. You cant get any more simple than this!MEAL 4: Baked PotatoServings: As many potatoes as you bake1 PotatoCover in tin foil and place directly in crockpot. Cook on low 4-6 hours or keep on warm all day.MEAL 5: Vegetable SoupServings: However much you want to makeTomatoes, Potatoes, Green Beans, Zucchini, Carrots, Peas, or OnionsVegetable StockOnion Powder, Garlic Powder, Salt and Black PepperAdd vegetables in any proportion you desire to crockpot and add vegetable stock until covered. Season to taste. Cook on low until vegetables are tender.EDIT 2: I live in Georgia and shop at Kroger--prices may vary. If you live in Canadia or buy organic free range vegetables harvested by hipsters with a minimum of a masters degree you will obviously pay more.EDIT 3: Just learn to cook!--Yeah, okay guys. I agree. I cook more than just in a crockpot. This post was inspired after I read a rpersonalfinance about a single guy who spends 1300 a month on food because he didnt have enough time to cook with work. I wrote a very long comment and just made it into a post. The point was you can eat decent food in a short amount of time and save money by planning one day ahead. EDIT 4: I agree fresh vegetables are better and these arent the healthiest recipes. This post was just to encourage those that eat all the time to transition to something healthier... and then they can transition to something even healthier... and on and on until theyve become a raw vegan, growing their own vegetables, saving the whales and composting regularly.EDIT 5: Electricity costs: Crockpots seem to consume between 200W and 700W per hour. Thats between 2 and 6 kWhs for 8 hours of cooking. Thats about 15 to 60 cents. It seems insignificant relative to the overall cost of food.EDIT 6: Im not a shill or marketing person for crockpot. Im a mechanical engineer. Dont believe me? My first post on reddit ever was about bolt failures: Take off your tin foil hat... and use it to wrap a baked potato to put in your new crockpot!!!  <response>: This website plan to eat is doing one pot meals for October and they average like 1.50 per serving... Will edit with link... maybe...edit 