I’m always on a extreme tight budget.
I bought a 25 lb bag of rice. And a case of canned beans , it’s my back up food , sure it might not be what I want but it good protein and filling.
I also buy a couple pack of boneless chicken breasts for 10,00 a pack. My husband and I split split one , which is plenty , most packs have 7 so if your eating for one split in quarters.
I think when possible buy some bulk food to freeze.
I buy a flat of green beans and corn at stores like save a lot , much cheaper.
Anyway over time I have acquired a good amount of food stocked up , I usually just need to buy bread and eggs maybe milk weekly , but for meals I just pull out a pre package meat , chicken or pork. I have probably 12 portions of homemade pre cooked meatballs portioned into to storage bags frozen , I can easily pull out for spaghetti or hoagies.
I do my main grocery shopping once a month or every 6 weeks.
I plan out meals.
All of the above has taken about 4 months to get things purchased and individually packaged.
By shopping this way I have cut out old typical monthly food cost in half.
20.00 can indeed go along way if someone is willing to take time to slowly stock pile basics.
Every dime I save excites me !!!!!!