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Crock pots are relatively cheap and often available second hand, so are larger pots. I have been poor and know exactly how hard it is to feed myself with little to no money left after bills. Buying junk is not cheaper, it doesn't actually sustain you.
I'm really enjoying you second guessing all the decisions I made when I was poor! Not only was I struggling, but apparently did it completely wrong!
There are always people like that in these threads. Lemmy, Reddit, same thing. "Dirt broke and need to eat? Buy some kitchenware! It's quite cheap if you have the money for it!" Don't let them get to you!
Lol, in the long run it is totally worth having even the basics and being able to make food from scratch but when I was poor I was also working two jobs so didn't have a lot of extra time for making food that took more than a few minutes.
Being poor is really expensive!
"Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor." James Baldwin
Well considering I'm speaking from the experience of my own poverty, I might actually know what I'm talking about. I'm not saying go out and buy a $200 pot set. But you can get a $5 pot from a second hand store or garage sale, or these days something like Facebook marketplace that didn't even exist when I was going through this, and you'll make that up by not buying the garbage that the other person suggested. Your money will stretch a hell of a lot farther that way. Or you know, just dismiss me and other people because that person is insecure.
Third party here!
That other guy needs to fuck right off. You’re contributing reasonable stuff, they are not. Fuck em.
No, I'm second guessing the advice you're passing on now. Just because you were young and didn't know better doesn't mean you should teach other people to do the same things. Get over yourself.
I'm not giving advice.
Now you're just being disingenuous, not only about the obvious nature of this thread but the obvious nature of your answer.