Fellow blogger Air Traffic Mike is a retired air traffic controller. Even in retirement, air traffic controllers make very good money, and he could afford to eat out every day if he wanted. However, times are tough, and he sympathizes with people he knows who are out of work. So he decided to do the Air Traffic Mike $100 challenge.
He went to Schnucks and bought $100 worth of food. Starting today, ATM will cook and eat at home, and see how far he can stretch his $100. He’s not eating “beans and rice, rice and beans” all week either. He bought the staples that were in his pantry growing up – ground beef, pork spare ribs, fish, chicken. He’s an excellent cook, so he’ll probably be eating better than he would if he went out.
He figures he can make it until at least the first of September on what he bought.
It will be interesting to see the meals he posts, although we’ll miss him at the bars for the next 10 days or so.