{"id":7615,"date":"2010-08-21T11:30:12","date_gmt":"2010-08-21T16:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/?p=7615"},"modified":"2010-08-21T11:30:12","modified_gmt":"2010-08-21T16:30:12","slug":"air-traffic-mikes-100-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.paulryburn.com\/blog\/2010\/08\/21\/air-traffic-mikes-100-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Traffic Mike’s $100 challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fellow blogger Air Traffic Mike<\/a> is a retired air traffic controller.\u00a0 Even in retirement, air traffic controllers make very good money, and he could afford to eat out every day if he wanted.\u00a0 However, times are tough, and he sympathizes with people he knows who are out of work.\u00a0 So he decided to do the Air Traffic Mike $100 challenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He went to Schnucks and bought $100 worth of food.\u00a0 Starting today, ATM will cook and eat at home, and see how far he can stretch his $100.\u00a0 He’s not eating “beans and rice, rice and beans” all week either.\u00a0 He bought the staples that were in his pantry growing up – ground beef, pork spare ribs, fish, chicken.\u00a0 He’s an excellent cook, so he’ll probably be eating better than he would if he went out.<\/p>\n

He figures he can make it until at least the first of September on what he bought.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"