BUYING VS. COOKING: which ACTUALLY SAVES MORE MONEY?! | LIVING IN SYDNEY 2019
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BUYING VS. COOKING: which ACTUALLY SAVES MORE MONEY?! | LIVING CHEAP 2019
Every since i'd quit my corporate job at the end of last year, i have been on a tight budget and have been living frugally. I am constantly scouting for good deals and looking for money saving hacks.
I have always been told that when living cheaply/ living frugal, the best money saving tip/ money saving hack is to cook meals at home - which is what i have been doing of late. What i have started to notice more and more is that there are really cheap meal deals & cheap eats in Sydney that really help save money. So i wanted to put money saving hacks for frugal living to the test: Is eating out really THAT expensive, and does cooking at home really save THAT much more money?
In order of appearance, these are the places that i visited for some awesome bargain cheap eats:
1. Ikea AUSTRALIA big breakfast: $4 (ikea family price)
Free-range scrambled egg, bacon, sausage, hash brown and tomato
2. Soy Cappuccino: $4.5 (ridiculous price i know)
Three Beans Rhodes, Waterside Shopping Centre
3. Mappen Noodles Restaurant Sydney
Beef Udon: $6,90
4. Lim's Hot Bread
Eastwood, Sydney
Pork Vietnamese Roll - $5
What i found is that while cooking at home in all instances are indeed cheaper than eating out, the difference in the price always justified by the additional effort and time used to cook and prepare the food. I know this isn't what you'd call a millennial money saving hack, but i hope this video shows you some additional options to eat / things to cook and shows you how easy it is to save more money!
(p.s. i will be kicking my 'coffee shop only coffee' habit to the curb)
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what are your go-to cheap eats / meals that you buy or make? also is coffee this expensive where you're at?
$2 coffee from pasta pantry!
IKEA is the best for cheap food that taste good
Wait- even for soy?!
@@JaniceFung yup!!
The rice place next to Mappen I think it's called yeah I can't remember even though I've been there like 100 times lol. Literally everything there is soooo declicious! Also Jimmy's recipe is really good! ☺️
This was such a fun video, speaks to my inner nerd.
So many more factors though....
1. Gas and electric cooking cost
2. Lights, heat, a/c off when you're out eating
3. Transport costs to go out
4. Take away probably using cage eggs, really cheap meats etc.
endless!
Several questions:
1) How long did it take you to find a parking spot at IKEA, run through the store and get into line? Locally, that is a MINIMUM of 25 minutes.
2) Why instant coffee at home? It is certainly not cheaper and tastes a lot worse than fresh brewed coffee.
3) If you are at an Asian store, why not buy a marinated carrots and daikon radish mix heich is the standard topping for a bahn mi sandwich and would provide the marinated taste to the sandwich. That is generally the same price as a cole slaw mix.
"i always choose to eat" (Fung 2019)
A statement I will always stand by
Started watching your channel, I can see you put tonnes of efforts on it
I love your videos janice!! I recognise where youre filming!
My wife can make a mean mapo tofu over rice with ground pork or chicken, silken tofu, hot bean sauce or non-bean hot sauce and green onions (optional) in less than 20 minutes and my son & I are happy for at least a couple of meals. She sometimes keeps cooked ground pork in the fridge to save even more time. For us, mapo tofu over rice is a fast comfort food like spaghetti & ragu is to many families in a time crunch.
I love Mapo Tofu! whenever i have that i know i can completely down 2 bowls of rice. Also, quite amazing that she can put that together in 20 mins!
Hi Janice,
I love your videos with Sydney. Really great
thanks so much for watchin!
Really enjoy your videos, they are helpful as I prepare to visit Sydney early next year.I hope to eat well😁Thanks 🇬🇧
your video so much fun and entertaining...🤣 i like the way it is presented.
I used to drink at least 2 soy flat white a day. Large in the morning and regular other times. I have been drinking instant coffee 🤢 for 3 months now as I am now living off my savings. It was a tough transition but I'd like to think I am getting used to it ☕
you should do a $1 meal challenge video next!
great video and insights.
Ikea free wifi and free coffee fill up. The one at Tempe is spacious and more quiet, great for freelancers :)
Great video! Love the cost breakdown of each item lol. If you want to save on coffee, buy yourself an aeropress and some really good beans 😄
hahaha thanks. yeah i know right! $4.5 is ridic. im constantly punished for being lactose sensitive.. nooooooo
Janice Girl Breakfast is Weetabix with Milk, Milo or Ovaltine! I always have Vegemite on toast ! Lunch is Peanut ,Butter and Jelly Jam Sandwiches ! Tea is Sausages on the Barbie or Steak with Frozen Veggies heated up in the Microwave , Mashed Potato ! Then late night snake bikkies with a Cup of Joe or Sanger of Sardines on Toast ! Noweradays you can get Dim sims from the Supermarket, Bok Choi, Char Sue Pork & Chicken on top of Steamed Rice from a Rice Cooker ! Add a Fried Egg and some Chicken or Beef Broth Soup ! Cuppa Ginseng or Black Tea for those late nighters studying and Moon cakes and Dessert from the Bread Shop ! Girl your Awesome & Amazing luv !!
I also spend TOO MUCH on coffee, especially being lactose intolerant... the 50c added for soy really adds up. I've been thinking of investing in a nespresso to reduce coffee costs 😅
I know right! The extra 50c is so extra 😪. I actually have a Nespresso but it’s broken 😔
Omg you went to Eastwood for the bread and I also saw a background in another video that actually looks like Macquarie uni!
Did you go to Macquarie uni by any chance?
😉
Lol. The Janice Vietnamese bread roll, was over toasted. I love your vídeos. My go too easy meal to buy is 3 McDonald's cheese burgers for 3.45 euros. In Cadiz South of Spain.
Yeah it was way too crispy haha
Can’t go wrong with maccas! Just had some chicken nuggets earlier today lol
Janice tip for home instant coffee
Put a spoon of your preferred instant coffee ,
2 spoon of coffee mate ( you can buy from Coles or woolies there brand super cheap)
Add the amount of sugar you like
Put them in your mug
Add two teaspoon of boiling water and mix till it's nice and fluffy and creamy looking
And then add your milk
And rest of the hot water
And drink
Super yummy coffee made cheap at home 👌
i'll try that next time! thanks so much Sarah!
depends on your equips. i am a pro chef. most of fried rice is so easy to cook at home. if you have some tips.
for example, if you have some frozen steamed fluffy rice(any kind of), eggs, spring onions and seasoning, you can make 10 dollers basic fried rice. if you have a wok, you can get 20 dollers fancy fried rice.
In the US, IKEA gives Family members free coffee - both regular and lattes from a machine.
It's not about being cheaper! It's about what's healthier for you!
Ikea might be ok for a treat.... but seriously you eat that every day plus every other meal out, and I can't imagine feeling to crash hot! The beef udon and Vietnamese Roll looks like a winner though!
Hey Janice. Nice Videos! I normally buy a soy latte for 7 Eleven. $1 for a small $2 for a large. Keep up the good work Janice :)
Only selected stores have the Soy Coffees. You need to check google to find your nearest one ;)
Hi Janice, really good interesting topic, may be me and my wife cooking skill are bad, we always go out and eat and hunt for good Cafe and restaurant with affordable price, and we are pretty lucky because we are living in Sydney, there so much choice every where, last night we just went to one of new Japanese restaurant "may be Korean", we are highly recommended to you to try call "Kumiho" you should try their pork chop with what you pay for. Also one we are recommended Japanese restaurant at West Ryde call "Moery" you have to try, but better value more people. We really enjoy your channel, my daughter love your channel so much, keep up!!
My easy meal is Kung Chi mein Instant Noodles Add Vegetables and slices of meat like pork Chicken ,Choi Sum! Coco Cola Chicken is also easy to make ! Buy a Whole Chicken or Cut up pieces from the Supermarket & several tins or bottles of Coco Cola ! For garnish add some Chopped Garlic, Ginger, Onion & Herbs e.g. Parsley, Sage, Rosemary ! Boil some Rice in a Rice Cooker and serve ! Sweet as Caramelized Condensed Milk for desert ! Buy tins of Condensed Milk . Boil it in a Saucepan of Water then let it cool ! Open the tin and add the caramelized treacle to your favorite Ice cream, Cake etc ! For Coffee treat ! Boil Full cream Milk . Add Sugar while boiling & your favorite Instant Coffee Powdered ! Voila !!
Another killer video !! I would love to cook all my meals but im just so lazy that i rather buy! But i should cook and save some money as well!!
Thanks Anson! i dont mind cooking too much it's the washing up i hate lol
With Coffee, McCafe usually reward customers $1 or free on the app and theyre cheaper
Never seen anybody put miso and tomato to Udon in Japan but if you love it, go ahead!
Hi Janice, just wondering if it was a air fryer you used to cook the hash brown and the veit bread? thanks
It was more like a miniature oven.. I can’t rmb the exact name of it but it’s very similar to a Nutrioven
I found your channel through Amy and have been binge watching them. Have
you tried warming up your soy milk and then add it to the bottom of
coffee first before pouring hot water gradually. It stops the curdling
of the soy milk.
No I haven’t but thanks for the tip Alvin!
@@JaniceFung Thanks for your reply hope the coffee hack works for you. I really miss food from hk and watching your videos of food puts a smile on my face
mac and cheese (with tuna) or peanut butter and jelly (or honey) are the cheap things usually.
Hi, what did you use to marinate the chicken? Thanks
What is the appliance that you baked your bread roll at home please?
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totally prefer to eat out except for hotpot 🙌🏼
Oooo seeing your comment makes me want hot pot now 😅
Heck yeah Lim's Hot Bread is the best
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 love that place
Does Ikea not have coffee to pair with your $4. brekkie? In Noosa a cafe I like had a $6. brekkie but a coffee was an extra $3.
OMG~is the first market in Rhodes?
I hope you succeed in this TH-cam channel of yours. Very nice .
Okay I'm in
Hi. Adding coffee to take out that's expensive. I rarely buy coffee out. Yeah a mug of coffee $6.00. Insane.
I buy a good jar of coffee and drink that at home. It's not as nice as good take away cappuccino or flat white.
When I'm really tight I buy ALDIs pasta, organic tomoatos, and a chicken breast. I added spices to jazz it up a little . Still its a boring meal. 😆 I used to make a huge batch and I could get two or three days out of it. Lol eventually I got so sick of it. Lol 😂👍
I live in Las Vegas, so for cheap eats I buy homemade tamales out of the back of a minivan, a couple of miles from my house....made by 2 little Mexican ladies....OMG they are delicious.....tamales de queso, tamales de pollo rojo, and tamales de cerdo verde. they are $1 each or 1.45 AUD...Two of them are filling. BTW great vlog.....I just stumbled on to you.....
Thanks so much mate! 1.45 is such an amazing bargain! It’s so hard to find food that cheap here in Sydney. We have sausage sizzles that sometimes can get pretty cheap but but that’s pretty much it
Where did you get your glasses from? :D
pretty sure it was baily nelson
In Singapore, I almost always buy my meals. Cooking for 1 person is just not economical, considering the time and effort to shop, cook and clean.
Yeah totally sometimes I takeaway for that reason too
Sometimes its cheaper to buy than to cook.but we should find cheaper places. I tried i month buying and i month eating out for lunch and dinner with my friend. We ate lunch special at thai and singapore and japanese places near work..order 1 portion and share the meal(big portion). Much cheaper and convenient. Not always healthy🤣. But much cheaper than cooking from scratch. What makes me.broke here in sydney is buying a cup.of coffee😔
Ikea meals are so inexpensive and good!
What instant coffee yuk ! What are you thinking 🤔
I would like to pass you a cutting board the next time you are in Singapore. And if you are able to bring back to Oz, buy you a proper Japanese VG10 chef knife :D
🤣🤣🤣🤣😅
@@JaniceFung I always watch " Yan Can Cook " That Dude can Chop Dice and Slice Anything faster than Superman !!
@@JaniceFung Once you have those 2 items, learn how to hold the knife and cut properly to minimise cutting yourself :D
i spend wayyyy too much money on kawfee, and ive stopped going out to brunch since ive moved out.
20 bucks for smashed avo .... i make that at home now
T__T
amazing now you can get a mortgage!
Love your videos!! I do agree with you, but I feel like if you have a partner or family, making meals are always cheaper If you're not too fussy 🤣🤣
1. What about travel costs... time?
2. Is that not a nespresso machine behind you? A pod is like $1 no?
Anyways, my situation is a little different but he's my view... I'm single, and I do eat out alot because of work... but even when i'm at home, i generally eat out more as ingredients don't come in single portions... I also have a Mappen 5 mins drive away from me at Bondi Junction... and I spend around $10-12 each time... but if I were to make a chicken curry with rice, the stewed meat, or whatever (which leads to their variety lol) it would take me easily an hour... might be a cliche but time is money. Or meals like a good burger... you can't buy ingredients just for 1 burger.
But in saying all that, since we had a few lockdowns due to covid, I was at home alot more... and i cooked in bulk using previous example... I cooked japanese chicken curry (with onions, potatoes, carrots and rice using the japanese blocked curry), probably cost $20 so it's around $3-3.5 a portion... So in that sense yea cooking at home is cheaper and tasted better... as the hour that takes me to make it yielded 6 portions which I just put in the freezer and eat over a few weeks, therefore my time is worth less vs making just 1 portion.
Overall, it depends where you live and how accessible you're to "cheap eats" that's not unhealthy food like McDonalds... you went to the city, eastwood, rhodes/tempe ikea? That's alot of travelling.
Did you steal that teaspoon from the plane 🧐
You havnt taken travel expenses into account, travel time, parking/train/bus etc
I rather buy, here in the State's it a bit more convenient to buy than to cook. Especially where I live. There is melting pot of cuisines from all over the globe. From Korean to Cuban to Indian cuisine. It is insanity to think that I can actually cook half of these gourmet cuisines that I could have for a very low budget. The math does not compute. By the way just came across your Channel and I'm hooked I've been on a binge watching most of your shows.
Watching you crumple up your Ikea receipt so casually bothered me more than I want to admit...Yes. I. also, choose to eat XD
Why?!?
I still eat , but I will eating less 👉🏻👈🏻☺️.. very nice .. can cook and can calculate.. like chinese saying.. good marry candidate.. 😂.. love the video .. good luck 👍🏼 to everything..
Where the he'll is the milk in your scramble eggs
Don't you have a chopping board?
to be honest lots of food it will cost u more money to cook or make at home for just one portion, for saving money wise definitely u have to eat at home,but u really need to have a plan what u gonna eat,and how u gonna use left over ingredients to make new dishes instead keep making same thing then make urself sick of it even if that was ur favorite food before
Of course ikea haha 😀👍👍 - i need to take u to my hotspots haha
Haha yes Ikea never disappoints. And Yes please - keen to add more places to my list lol
Your shopping at coles it won’t be cheaper , shop at Haymarket heaps cheaper haha
Chopsticks and frozen meat...always a challenge
HAHAHA! You are right about the coffee. Somehow coffee bought outside tends to add to the luxury experience. But hey, millennials being millennials, we surely cannot do away with "premium" coffees - #canrelate #firstworldproblem
or avo toasts for that matter...
Where aare you from
Surely you can buy a Nespresso machine? 😹
I find that adding a 15% tip when eating in adds up. Mahalo
never knowing Ikea did breakfast
yeah their brekky is pretty good
Oh please don't eat at IKEA! Not if you value your health and taste buds.
And that does not beat a home made meal. You can always make a much healthier, more filling home meal for much less than that crap IKEA slop.
Looks kind of like the Rhodes IKEA.
😍😍😍😍🤤🤤🤤
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OMG, who cuts cucumbers like that!
I usually cut it like circles but I wanted it in horizontal strips and that was the only way I knew how to cut it
7/11 coffee just doesn't do it for me
Cook at home is cheaper.
pho
KFC is really cheap and making it is just a mess
You are beautiful
Coffee shops, at least here, are straight-up THIEVES. It's disgusting. It has kinda turned me on to tea. Black Tea in all its glorious forms. However, where I live I can get two breakfast tacos and a black coffee for $1.50. Cheap, Easy, and Drive-Thru!
say no to instant coffee
So much cheaper doe
If you can cope with milk, try your instant coffee with more milk...lots of milk.
@@listohan will probably have to do soy milk haha
Eunice Fung have you tried those satchel type of instant coffee. All premixed don’t even need to do anything. Just hot water, open the satchel and pour its content in. Stir. Viola!
Lazy haha😉
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